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By Donna Barker [email protected]

PRINCETON — Bureau County has seen nearly a 30 percent decrease in the number of firearm-killed deer during the 2013 fire-arm hunting season.

In fact, Bureau County led the state in the greatest decrease seen in all 102 counties.

According to preliminary numbers released by the Illinois Department of Natu-ral Resources, Bureau County had a decrease of 29.9 percent killed during the firearm

hunting season, down from 1,402 deer killed during the 2012 firearm hunting season to 983 deer killed in the 2013 firearm season.

Neighboring Lee County experienced the state’s second largest decrease of 29.7 per-cent, representing 784 deer killed in the 2012 season down to 551 deer killed during the 2013 firearm season.

All but one of Illinois’ 102 counties, Alex-ander County in southern Illinois, saw a decrease in the number of deer killed dur-ing the recent firearm hunting season, Nov. 22-24 and Dec. 5-8.

Statewide, the numbers dropped from 99,546 deer killed in the first and second seasons of firearm hunting in 2012 to 74,191 during the 2013 season.

Pat Wood, co-owner of the Wyanet Lock-er, said the processing of deer at the locker plant was down by 100 to 150 deer during the first shotgun season in late November, and by at least 75 deer in the second shot-gun season in December.

The brutally cold weather probably didn’t help hunters get their deer this year, Wood said. Some hunters said they didn’t see

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Saying good-bye to Cora

Oh, deer! Harvest numbers are down

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WALNUT — Cora Peters is being remem-bered for her spunk, her charm, and her courage as she faced cancer for the past four years.

A senior at Bureau Val-ley High School, Peters died Monday at the age of 18 at OSF Medical Center in Peoria.

On Tuesday, Bureau Valley High School opened its doors for students and staff who

wanted to talk with each other, with counselors, about Cora, who was this year’s homecoming queen.

Bureau Valley Superin-tendent Dennis Thomp-son was quick to speak about the influence Peters had not just on her classmates, but also other students, parents and teachers from inside and outside the Bureau

Valley School District.“She had reached out

to a lot of people, not just to people in the dis-trict,” Thompson said. “She seemed to be the comforter to many ... She reached out to others who were terminal and tried to find out what was going on in their lives. She spoke to parents of other terminal children; some even sought her out

to some extent. It was an interesting perspective; she became a comforter to those who were suffer-ing from cancer.”

Thompson said Peters remained involved in her friends’ lives, and through her illness, she became acquainted with a whole new circle of friends from other areas and school

By Donna Barker [email protected]

PRINCETON — As long as Mother Nature cooperates, there should be no shortage of road clearing materials for the rest of the winter in Bureau County.

Recently, Bureau Coun-ty Highway Engineer John Gross told the Bureau Coun-ty Republican it was a bit busier December than typi-cal for his department, but then again ... dealing with the weather is never typical.

December has been a bit tougher for a couple rea-sons, Gross said. First of all, there was the ice the county received. Ice storms always take a lot more materials to clear the roads, he said.

The other factor was the high winds. Even though the county received a relatively small amount of snow, the high winds would blow the snow back on the roads. The ice coupled with the high winds has made this Decem-ber a bit more challenging, Gross said.

Though it’s early in the winter season, Gross said he does not foresee any problem with any shortage of materials, barring any extreme hits from Mother Nature. The county has about 1,800 tons of salt which will be mixed at the highway department with sand, which is brought into the department as needed. He expects the county could use about 3,000 tons of sand this winter, Gross said.

The art of keeping our

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Peters: ‘I have won the battle any way you look at it’

Bureau County leads the state

Cora Peters

BCR photo/Mike VaughnAccording to preliminary numbers from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Bureau County had an almost 30 percent decrease in the number of deer harvested during the firearm hunting season. The county saw the number drop from 1,402 killed in 2012 to 983 so far in 2013.

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as many deer this year, but others probably just didn’t stay out and work it as hard as in other years when the weather was milder, he said.

IDNR Director Marc Miller also attributed the decrease in the number of firearm-killed deer this year to the unusually cold weather during the second part of the firearm hunting season. Frigid tempera-tures lingered throughout that weekend, with sin-gle-digit lows. Outbreaks of disease also may have been a factor, Miller said.

“Clearly, this year’s

preliminary firearm sea-son harvest numbers are below previous seasons, and while bad weather conditions throughout the state played a role, it can-not be the only factor,” Miller said. “Once all deer seasons are complete, our biologists will evaluate deer management goals on a county-by-county basis.”

Hunters still have their chance to get their deer in coming weeks. The late season shotgun season includes the last weekend in December and also the Jan. 17-19 weekend. Also, the archery season is still ongoing.

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The salt/sand mixture is typically a two part sand/one part salt combination, but may vary depending on the storm, Gross said. Every storm is different, he added.

As far as those days when the county snowplows are on the roads, Gross recommend-ed motorists do not try to pass any snowplow. The trucks are spreading materials and need to get the plow on the center line to clear the road well. There’s little room for error for anyone trying to pass a snowplow. The trucks are out there because of the condi-tions, and motorists need to go slow and hang back from the snowplows, he said.

On Tuesday, WQAD mete-orologist James Zahara said people who love snow will enjoy this week, but more snow can mean more dan-gerous road conditions. The chance of snow is expected every day of the week but Fri-day. Persons traveling should make sure to be aware of the latest forecast as untreated roads can become very slick, he said.


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Editor’s note: The fol-lowing is another seg-ment in an ongoing series in the Bureau County Republican’s look at some of the head-lines from 2013.

July 2: Princeton Police officers investi-gate a series of vehicle burglaries reported in the last couple weeks. Police Chief Tom Root confirms four vehicle burglaries were report-ed last week, all on the northeast side of town. Another vehicle bur-glary from the weekend occurred on South Fifth Street. All the vehicles had been left unlocked and items taken from them, Root says.

July 4: Bureau Coun-ty ESDA coordinator Kris Donarski says 305 county residents and households have quali-fied for federal assis-tance, as of June 27, for federal disaster assis-tance to help recoup expenses caused by the

April flooding. However, thanks to an extended application deadline, there is still time for other Bureau County people to apply for fed-eral disaster assistance, she says.

July 6: Bureau Coun-ty Sheriff John Thomp-son says Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision to not pass concealed carry legislation is due to “too much government” and the gun violence and crime in Chicago that can have a lot of influ-ence on decisions made for the entire state. A lot of people recognize there are 49 states that have concealed carry legislation, and Illinois is the hold up, the sher-iff says.

July 9: Bureau County Clerk Kami Hieronymus says the new law which allows 17 year olds to vote in primary elec-tions, if they turn 18 by general election day, won’t make much differ-ence in voter turnout. Historically, voter turn-out in Bureau County is very low for primaries, due in part to voters

not wanting to declare a political party, she says.

July 11: The Bureau County Board moves forward with a plan to upgrade the ground-ing grid system for the communication tower at the county jail, with the hopes to eliminate any future lightning strikes. After discus-sion, the board also decides to look into get-ting a grounding study done for the courthouse tower.

July 13: West Nile Virus-infected mosqui-toes are found in both Bureau and Putnam counties. Kurt Kuchle with the Bureau/Putnam County Health Depart-ment, says the Bureau County sample was col-lected June 25, and the Putnam County sample was collected July 9. The health department has collected 26 mos-quito samples so far this season with 21 of those tests in Bureau Coun-ty and five in Putnam County, Kuchle says.

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Committee meetings are scheduled on an as needed basis. Any ques-tions may be directed to the city clerk’s office at 815-664-4221.

districts. Many of those schools held benefits for Peters.

“She was wanting to be involved in her friends’ lives, not just them in her life. She always wanted to know what was going on with them, what was going on at school ... That was her real strength, her real calling,” Thompson said. “Sometimes her friends would be upset to see her. But her reac-tion was always, ‘Don’t cry about me. I want to know what’s going on in your life.’ She wanted people to think about what was happy.

“There has been so many outreaches from other kids, kids from other towns, other schools. They got to know her and realized she was a unique per-son,” Thompson said. “We will miss her ... She added a dimension to this school. Kids cared about Cora, and Cora cared about kids.”

A group of Peters’ friends in her senior class at Bureau Val-ley included Shannon Reuter, Janelle Norden, Samantha Haney, Lacey DeVenney and Kalie Rumbold. The group was together the day follow-ing the death of Peters.

They all shared stories about how positive and upbeat she was when around her friends.

“She never led you on that she was sick. She always wanted to act normal. She just had so much spirit,” Reuter said. “She really taught all of us to cherish every moment and made us realize if we were having a bad day, it wasn’t real-ly that bad. She opened all of our eyes.”

The group often got together with Peters at her home in Walnut, where they’d watch her favorite movies, “The Heat” and “Brides-maids.” They could also often be seen at Konz in Walnut during the sum-mer.

While they say every memory the group shared with Peters was a special one, sharing a day getting ready for junior prom is one they will never forget.

Another one of Peters’ close friends was Kay-lene Becker of Ohio. The

two became acquainted a few years ago through Peters’ sister, and Beck-er said when they met, a friendship clicked right away.

“Her personality is what drew me to her the most,” Becker said. “Every time I saw her, she lifted my spirits by just smiling, and she was always a big supporter in whatever I did.”

Peters taught Becker to be strong and to hold her head high when things got tough.

“She taught me valu-able life lessons — to be courageous and live life to the fullest because life can be very short,” she said.

Looking back on the memories the two shared, Becker said her favorite thing was rush-ing home from school, going over to pick up Peters at her home. The two would cruise around in the car and listen to new music Peters had collected. They danced, ate junk food and went home to snuggle and watch movies.

“It just made me happy to be around her. She was the greatest person I’ve ever met,” Becker said. “I’ll never forget her sending me texts saying, ‘I love you to heaven and back.’”

From the time Peters was born, Diane Nelson of Walnut called her Cora Lou, even though her given name was Cora Grace. It was Nelson’s own personal nickname for Peters. They had a special bond, a special closeness. When she saw Peters’ big beautiful brown eyes, Nelson said she could see fire and determination in those eyes, that spirit of fight and life that was Cora.

During these past four years of fighting cancer,

Peters never thought of herself, but sought out others to encourage them. She spoke of her faith to everyone who came in the room. She told her parents she didn’t want people wear-ing black to her funeral; she wanted bright col-ors.

Peters fought the can-cer like no one she has ever seen, Nelson said. Peters always had a heav-enly perspective, but in the last few months, that heavenly perspec-tive became more enor-mous and more precious to her, Nelson said.

“Cora knew the real-ity of what she was fac-ing, but she still loved life. She didn’t dwell on death; she dwelt on life,” Nelson said. “Cora lived with dignity, and she died with dignity.”

On Dec. 11, Cora post-ed the following mes-sage, in part, on “Cora’s Crew Fighting Cancer Like a Boss” Facebook page.

“The news I got while I was here is something so hard to hear ... My doc-tor told me that we are no longer fighting the ‘Cancer’ battle, but now we are fighting the ‘Liv-ing with Cancer’ battle. The cancer is not going away and there is noth-ing that the medical staff here can do. I have faith that my God will heal me, sometimes his way of healing isn’t the way we want to be healed. We serve an amazing God. This will never be easy, this will always be hard but it will be OK because I have won the battle any way you look at it.”

Arrangements are being handled by the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.


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“She really taught all of us to cherish every moment and made us realize if we were having a bad day, it wasn’t

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July 16: St. Patrick Cath-olic Church parishioners in Arlington continue the church’s major renovations in an attempt to compli-ment the church’s original Gothic-style design from when the building was built around 1921. The church was “modernized” in the 1970s, and its original back altar, altar rail and statues removed. The Rev. Patrick Fixsen became the church’s administrator in 2011 and has made it a goal to get the church back to its original state.

July 18: With heat index-es expected to reach near 100 degrees for the next several days, the Bureau County Senior Center opens its doors as a cool-ing site and offers fans for senior citizens. Director Denise Ihrig says people can come in and sit in an easy chair and relax or join others in an activity or just visiting with people. The center has also started a noon time meal program, she says.

July 20: Photography, foods and crops, child development, interior design and animal science are just a handful of the hundreds of projects which will be showcased at the annual Bureau County 4-H Fair at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton. About 300 area young peo-ple participate in the 4-H and Youth Development Program outreach of the University of Illinois Exten-sion, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

July 23: Ground is bro-ken for a 3,800-square-foot addition to the Tiskilwa Public Library. Village and state officials join library board members for the groundbreaking ceremony. Once the new library is built, the existing library will become a community meeting place. An interior ramp will be built from the new addition to the exist-ing library, with an exterior ramp located at the build-ing’s north side for handi-cap accessibility.

July 25: The hot and dry weather conditions this summer haven’t been too hard on Bureau County crops so far, but it would be nice to give them a good drink of water, according to Ag View FS staff agrono-mist Ben Johnson. Bureau County is sitting in a good place compared to other parts of the Midwest with local farmers able to get their crops in the field in a more timely fashion than in other areas. Though Bureau County was wet with its spring rains, that early moisture is what has car-ried the crops through to this point, he says.

July 27: The Hall High School Board hears from Kevin Willis of First Mid-state on the school dis-trict’s upcoming purchase of a $32,000,000 build-ing bond. He advises the board it received an A-plus rating from S and P. The

board also hears from Joel Kahn, project executive from Leopardo Companies, on the progress on budget estimates and design docu-ments. Everything is going as planned, Kahn says.

July 30: Coyotes may not be getting more aggressive, but they do appear to be getting braver and heading closer to residential areas. In recent weeks, WQAD News 8 reporter Chris Minor reported on two separate incidents in Rock Island in which neighborhood dogs were attacked by coyotes. Bureau County Animal Control Officer Scott Rob-bins says he wouldn’t say there are more local coyote sightings this year, but coy-otes do seem to be getting braver and coming closer to more residential areas.

Aug. 1: The Tiskilwa Vil-lage Board selects Arthur Walters as the 2013 Citizen of the Year. A lifelong resi-dent of Tiskilwa, Walters has dedicated 29 years of his life to the local fire and EMT squad. His goal was to achieve 30 years with the department, however, he was forced to retire a year early when he was diag-nosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Being a recipient of the Citizen of the Year award is a “pretty cool” thing, Walters says.

Aug. 3: St. Thomas More Parish in Dalzell is given a chance to extend its time until the church doors are permanently closed. If the Catholic parish can double its weekly collection and find a way to fill its pews during masses, it has the chance to remain open until July 2014. According to the Rev. Patrick Fixsen, how-ever, looking at the current amount of weekly collec-tions and number of parish-ioners gathered at mass, the church has the possibility of closing in January after it’s merged with Holy Trinity Parish in Cherry.

Aug. 6: The 2013 Bureau County Fair royalty pose for photographs following the Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Bureau County Fair Queen pageants at Princeton High School. The Little Miss royalty are Little Miss Makenna Maupin of Wyanet, first runner-up

Emilee Merkel of Prince-ton and second runner-up Johnna Bogatitus of Dalzell. The 2013 Junior Miss is Kendra Cain of Princeton, with first runner-up Han-nah Atherton of Walnut and second runner-up Haleigh Hall of Princeton. The 2013 Miss Bureau County Fair Queen royalty are Queen Ashley Simmon of Gene-seo, first runner-up Felisha Brunson of Kewanee and second runner-up Emilee Livesay of Geneseo.

Aug. 8: The Manlius Vil-lage Board discusses the possibility of passing an ordinance to prevent resi-dents from keeping chick-ens in their backyards. Vil-lage President Rob Hewitt shares a letter with board members received from Bureau County Zoning Director Kris Donarski about inquiries from resi-dents wanting chickens on their property. Hewitt says he believes the village already has an ordinance preventing poultry in the village limits, but he would have to check back and read exactly what is stated.

Aug. 10: The Sheffield Public Library celebrates 100 years of reading by hosting an open house for the community. Library Board President Karl Rahr says a host of activities are planned for the 100-year anniversary of the Andrew Carnegie Library, which was built for $3,715 and was officially dedicated on Aug. 9, 1913. Sheffield is one of 105 Illinois com-munities that is home to a Carnegie structure — all funded by Andrew Carn-egie and primarily built in small towns across the state between 1889 and 1923.

Aug. 13: The Bureau County Housing Author-ity receives $280,030 in federal money for capital improvement projects at its Spring Valley and Princeton sites. Bart Niemuth, execu-tive director for the Bureau County Housing Authority, says this year’s money will be used, in part, to install a parking lot for tenants on the property directly north of the Princeton High Rise and also to upgrade fire alarm systems at the Spring Valley High Rise and Princ-eton High Rise.

Aug. 15: More than 40

Walnut residents attend a special meeting organized by Walnut Village Board member Aaron Staker to discuss how to improve their community. One of the most predominant ideas presented by the group is that something needs to be done to make the downtown area more pre-sentable. The need for new businesses is also discussed. The group also establishes a committee to develop ideas for community events. The Princeton Elementary School District receives confirmation its Early Childhood Block Grant pro-gram will receive state fund-ing and can go forward this fall. At a special meeting, the PES Board approves the recall of certified staff for the Early Childhood pro-gram, as well as other cer-tified staff for the kinder-garten through eighth-grade program for this coming school year.

Aug. 17: An unfair labor practice complaint is filed against Bureau County with the Illinois Labor Rela-tions Board by the Police Benevolent Labor Commit-tee (PBLC). As explained at the Bureau County Board meeting, the crux of the complaint is that a contract agreement was apparent-ly reached on or around May 31 with the county, Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson and the PBLC on a new two-year contract, but the sheriff has not yet signed it. Both he and the union agree there are deep problems inher-ent in the language of the new contract which need to be changed and corrected, Thompson says.

Aug. 20: Ladd veteran LeRoy C. Padgett is pre-sented with four medals, which he had earned but never received, by Con-gressman Adam Kinzinger at a ceremony at the Ladd American Legion Hall. Sur-rounded by family mem-bers, village officials and legion officers, Padgett is awarded the United Nations Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Army Occupa-tion Medal of Japan, and the Nation Defense Service Medal.

Aug. 22: The village of LaMoille finally receives the grant money which it

had been awarded in Sep-tember 2008 after Illinois was declared a disaster area after damaging winds and flooding hit the state. Vil-lage Board President Steve Stouffer is able to, once again, secure the monies for the village to completely fund a new storm sewer project. The village is now on its way to receiving fed-eral funds worth $749,819, which is being released by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Aug. 24: The Cherry Grade School Board calls upon its community for help to push for legisla-tion that would guarantee a consolidation between Cherry and Dimmick ele-mentary schools. Although it was initially intended in March that Cherry would merge with Dimmick, about 60 community members learn at Cherry’s board meeting that the merge isn’t going as “fast and smooth” as everyone hoped. The Cherry com-munity hopes to continue sending their students to Hall High School, however, the Dimmick Elementary School District feeds into LaSalle-Peru High School. The Cherry School Board is requesting a change in legislation language, just in the case for Cherry and Dimmick.

Aug. 27: Perry Memo-rial Hospital in Princeton remains strong, in spite of some challenging financial times, according to hospi-tal officials. The Princeton City Council hears from PMH Chief Financial Offi-cer Tricia Ellison who says PMH experienced gross patient service revenue of $69.7 million for Fis-cal Year 2013, which is a 4 percent decrease from Fiscal Year 2012. Of that amount, PMH had $35.8 million in write-offs, with

expenses increasing by 1 percent. However, the bal-ance sheet remains strong, with total assets of $38 million and a total liabil-ity decrease by 2 percent, Ellison says.

Aug. 29: Continuing hot temperatures, reach-ing well into the 90s, result in the cancellation of Princeton Youth Foot-ball practices and other outdoor activities. Cool-ing centers are opened to give those without air conditioners a break from the heat and humidity. State Rep. Don Moffitt meets with the Ohio Vil-lage Board to inform the board the state has extend-ed the village’s Tax Incre-ment Financing (TIF) Dis-trict for another 12 years. Board President Charles Thomas says the TIF Dis-trict is a great tool with which future boards can work. With TIF funds, the village has funded several improvement projects, including the $1.4 million water filtration plant.

Aug. 31: Area leaders in businesses, cities, indus-trial companies and finan-cial institutions meet at St. Bede Academy to discuss the need for a regional effort to create jobs in the Illinois Valley area. Cherry native Jack Rooney, now of Springfield, says the Illi-nois Valley area has a rich personality and culture unlike any other region of the state and serves as the heart of the United States with Interstate 80 and Interstate 39. Meet-ing organizer Dick Janko urges the leaders to get a regional organization going to create jobs for the Illinois Valley.

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BCR file photoTiskilwa Public Library Board and community leaders meet for a groundbreak-ing ceremony in July to build an addition to the existing library. The $1 million project will also include the renovation of the current library into a community room, as well as an addition to house books, DVDs and audios. The project was awarded a $504,241.40 state grant for the project.

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Sylvia PetersonBOISE, Idaho — Sylvia Verna (Nel-

son) Peterson, 102, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013.

Sylvia was born Sept. 3, 1911, in Missouri to Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Nelson. She was the youngest of nine children. She was raised on a farm and she often told stories to her grandchildren of her and her sister riding their horse to school.

She met and soon married Elmer Herman Peterson. They had two sons, James “Jim” and Richard “Snuff.” They lived on a dairy farm outside of Princ-eton. They eventually sold the farm and moved into a home near the elementary school in Princeton. Sylvia worked at Landahl’s Dress Shop for many years, while Elmer worked as a carpenter and also owned and operated “The Spoon.” Their granddaughters, Amber and Angela, would walk to their house after school and Grandma P would help with scrapbooking, reading and cookies.

In 1976 they moved to Boise, Idaho, where their son Jim and his family had moved the prior year. She worked at Brookover’s Dress Shop in Boise for several years. Sylvia and Elmer spent a lot of summers camping and fishing with Jim, his wife Diana, and their three children Amber, Angela and Aaron. Sylvia’s son Richard and his wife, Mary Black-Peterson, often visited Idaho.

As her grandchildren grew up, mar-ried and had children of their own, Syl-via loved to spend time with her great-grandchildren. As again she lived very near the elementary school that her great-grandchildren attended. Grandma P, which she proudly named herself, was loved and cherished by all that surrounded her. She has made many treasured memories with her cooking on special occasions, and most of all her Swedish meatballs and Lutefisk at Christmas.

Sylvia’s sisters, Florence, Ester and Gladys, all lived into their early 100’s. Sylvia was 102 when she began her final journey to be with her husband Elmer, son Richard, and her family in Heaven on Christmas day 2013.

Sylvia will be missed by her daugh-ter-in-law Mary, son Jim and his wife Diana, grandchildren Amber, Angela and Aaron, and eight great-grandchil-dren.

Cora PetersWALNUT — Cora G. Peters, 18, of

Walnut passed away Mon-day, Dec. 30, 2013, at OSF Medical Center in Peoria.

Cora was born on Aug. 10, 1995, in Princeton, the daughter of David and Karen (Harm) Peters. She was a senior at Bureau Val-ley High School, where she was the 2013 Homecoming Queen. Cora’s contagious smile and fiesty attitude encouraged so many. Cora was very active with the Dax Locke Foundation and was a spokes-woman for childhood cancer research.

She is survived by her parents, David and Karen Peters of Walnut; one sister, Dorian Peters of Walnut; two brothers, Joseph Peters and Jonathon Peters, both of Walnut; her paternal grandfa-ther, William J. Peters of Hannibal, Mo.; her maternal stepgrandfather, Tom Lip-pincott of Kinderhook; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents and paternal grandmother.

Services will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius with the Rev. Eldon Cook, pastor of the Walnut Bible Church, officiating. A pri-vate graveside service will be Sunday in the Walnut Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the high school.

A memorial has been established to Dax Locke Foundation and Cora’s Ben-efit in lieu of flowers.

Arrangements have been completed by Garland Funeral Home in Walnut. Condolences may be left at www.gar-landfuneralhome.com.

Ronald VangelistiPRINCETON — Ronald Joseph Van-

gelisti, 79, of Princeton passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at his home.

Cremation was accorded. There will be no services.

The Norberg Memorial Home, Princ-eton, is in charge of arrangements.

Jeanette FrankTAMPICO — Jeanette Frank, 96, of

Tampico died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at Prophets Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown.

Arrangements are pending at the Gar-land Funeral Home in Tampico.

Sylvia Peterson

Cora Peters

Obituaries

Marriage licensesNicholas M. Massa of

Princeton to Jacqueline L. King of Princeton.

Benjamin N. Carlson of Dover to Alexandra E. Jones of LaMoille.

Anthony R. Morden of Tampico to Michelle D. Hopy of East Peoria.

DivorcesLowell M. Jontz of

Buda and Antoinette Suddarth of Loves Park; married July 8, 2006; divorced Dec. 18, 2013.

Daniel J. Yepsen of Tiskilwa and Kaitlyn M. (Blanford) Yepsen of Sheffield; married Sept. 3, 2010; divorced Dec. 17, 2013.

Dallas J. Stamberger of LaMoille and Janet (Parker) Stamberger of LaMoille; married Jan. 20, 2006; divorced Dec. 17, 2013.

Traffic courtDriving/never issued

license — Tanya M. Salas, 33, of DePue.

Improper traffic lane usage — Fredrick N. Ashbaugh, 76, of Spring Valley.

Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Tanya M. Salas, 33, of DePue.

Pedestrian under influ-ence of drugs/alcohol — Anthony J. Swingle, 41, of Spring Valley.

Seat belt required (driver) — James L. Bal-

zarine, 58, of Spring Val-ley; Jose D. Holguin, 26, of Spring Valley.

Speeding (1-10) — Amber R. Walesa, 18, of Spring Valley.

Speeding (11-14) — Jill E. Muzzarelli, 47, of Princeton; Katie J. Wright, 24, of Walnut.

Speeding (15-20) — Jonathan L. Moon, 26, of Buda; Jonathan M. Splitt, 42, of Walnut.

Unlawful transport of weapon — Eric T. Whit-tington, 45, of Prince-ton.

At the courthouse

Meeting Minutes

Ohio Grade SchoolOHIO — The Ohio Grade

School Board met in regular session on Dec. 17 and conducted the fol-lowing business:

• Approved the agenda as corrected, the minutes of the Nov. 25 meet-ing as presented, the November Treasurer’s report and the bills and payroll.

• Approved the final levy as presented.

• Approved the second and final readings of the board policy manual updates.

• Retroactively employed Greg Albrecht as head coach and Jordan Olson as assis-tant coach for grade schools girls’ basketball.

• Approved Lacy Depue as a volunteer.

Superintendent Sharon Sweger reported:

• Enrollment in the grade school is 84 stu-dents. One student is returning this week.

• The second score-board was installed with-out the advertising panel. Sweger wanted both signs in place for the high school girls’ games. She is still finalizing informa-tion for donation and advertising panel.

• Sweger is checking into a new fence for around the playground. She has one quote but wants to talk to a few other companies before making a decision.

• Ohio Schools spon-sored Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. There were 50 vendors who had paid their fees. The weather hampered the turnout, but there were no com-plaints. All school orga-nizations and employees could set-up booths for free. Sweger would like to thank Jordan Olson who took pictures with Santa, and her track team sponsored a bake sale. The sophomore class and their spon-sors, Kurt Folk and Diane Brandau, did a great job at the concession stand.

Principal Jason Wilt reported:

• The Christmas con-cert was held on Dec. 4 in the auditorium. The school had a great turnout, and Patrick Anderson did a great job. Wilt noted the improve-ment in the music pro-gram. He thanked Judy Andersen, the pianist, for such a nice performance.

• Homecoming will be the week of Jan. 6. There will be dress-up days and games at the end of everyday that includes both schools. The game will be on Jan. 7 and the dance will be on Jan. 11.

• PTO sponsored a Santa’s Workshop on Dec. 12 and 13 from 8 a.m. until noon. Wilt thanked the PTO and the

community volunteers who make the event a success. A lot of kids would not be able to shop for loved ones if the school didn’t have this program.

• Santa’s Elves, of which Dena Hughes is sponsor, raises money and goes Christmas shopping yearly for underprivileged kids. Junior high students, Hughes and chaperones, went shopping on Dec. 13. They raised over $3,000 and shopped for 39 chil-dren. This should make the community proud of students and staff.

• Instead of exchang-ing gifts this year, K-5 decided to go to the movie “Frozen.” Sarah Hansen, who was pres-ent at the meeting, said it was a very cute movie, and the students were all well behaved.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:23 p.m. The next regularly sched-uled meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in the school library.

Ohio High SchoolOHIO — The Ohio High

School Board met in regular session on Dec. 16 and conducted the fol-lowing business:

• Approved the agenda as presented, the min-utes of the Nov. 25 meet-ing as corrected, the November treasurer’s report and the bills and payroll.

• Math teacher Greta Bates addressed the board during audience participation concerning semester exams. She feels the board should re-evaluate the cur-rent policy of semester exams. Currently, stu-dents can exempt out of an exam if they have an A in the class. Bates feels the school should go back to everyone taking all exams both semes-ters. Bates has concerns with the new Common Core Park Exam, which is what the school’s AYP will be determined. Also, a lot of teachers still use multiple choice semes-ter exams, and with this new park exam there are a lot of open-ended questions and students have to show the work. Bates also feels the week before Christmas break is not a good time to focus on finals. Someone asked if students will still have to take ACTs, and Bates explained they will still need the ACT score to get into college.

• Approved the final levy as presented.

• Approved the driver’s education waiver to be submitted to the state board.

• Approved charter bus Cheeseman Coaches for prom transportation.

• Approved second and final reads of board policy manual updates.

Superintendent Sharon

Sweger reported:• Enrollment in the high

school is 32 students.• The second score-

board was installed with-out the advertising panel. Sweger wanted both signs in place for the high school girls’ games. She is still finalizing informa-tion for donation and advertising panel.

• Sweger is checking into a new fence for around the playground. She has one quote but wants to talk to a few other companies before making a decision.

• Ohio Schools spon-sored Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. There were 50 vendors who had paid their fees. The weather hampered the turnout, but there were no complaints. All school organizations and employees could set-up booths for free. Sweger would like to thank Jordan Olson who took pictures with Santa, and her track team spon-sored a bake sale. The sophomore class and their sponsors, Kurt Folk and Diane Brandau, did a great job at the conces-sion stand.

Principal Jason Wilt reported:

• The Christmas con-cert was held on Dec. 4 in the auditorium. The school had a great turnout, and Patrick Anderson did a great job. Wilt noted the improve-ment in the music pro-gram. He thanked Judy Andersen, the pianist, for such a nice performance.

• The school hosted a girls’ basketball game on Dec. 14. Both teams looked good, and varsity had a win.

• Semester exams started on Dec. 18 all day and continued through Dec. 20. Exams finished at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, and then the students participated in Student Council activities until school dismissed at 2 p.m.

• Homecoming will be the week of Jan. 6, The game will be on Jan. 7, and the dance will be on Jan. 11.

• PTO sponsored a Santa’s Workshop on Dec. 12 and 13 from 8 a.m. until noon. Wilt thanked the PTO and the community volunteers who make the event a success. A lot of kids would not be able to shop for loved ones if the school didn’t have this program.

The board convened into closed session at 7:17 p.m. and reconvened into regular session at 7:21 p.m. The board then approved Lacy Depue as a volunteer.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m. The next regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 in the school library.

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PerspectiveBureau CountyRepublican

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Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri Simoneditor

A December to remember ...

Looking for some grasshoppers

Allyson Greenenwald

City: Ladd.

Where did you grow up: Ladd.

Family: Husband.

Pets: Dog – Betty.

Occupation: Music therapist.

What is the last song you lis-

tened to: “Once Upon Another Time.”

What is the last television show you watched: “Big Bang Theory.”

If you were stranded on a des-ert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Ice cream.

If you were stranded on a des-ert island and could take only one thing with you, what would it be: My dog.

What is your favorite local res-taurant: Uptown Bar and Grill.

If someone handed you a mil-lion dollars, how would you spend it: I would buy a grand piano and donate the rest.

People would be surprised to know that you: I am left handed.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: Every-one knows each other and is so friendly.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: It is great the way it is.

Quit giving wind subsidiesTo the Editor,

As in the past 21 years, federal wind sub-sidies are to expire the end of December. This year wind is asking for a 10-year extension.

Since 1992, taxpay-ers have given the wind industry more than $90 billion. Still wind is only 4 percent of U.S. energy. Productive tax credit (PTC) provides wind 2.3 cents kwh. The whole-sale price of electricity is 4.5 kwh. Taxpayers

pay half the cost.Mid-American Energy

is another example of PTC. This company, 87 percent is owned by Warren Buffett, recently announced plans to con-struct 448 wind turbines in Northern Iowa. This $1.9 billion project, Buf-fett who make $37 mil-lion a day, will get a 30 percent tax break. Ger-man Siemans, a supplier to this massive wind farm, plans to hire 1,000 for their new Fort Madi-son, Iowa, and Hutchin-sen, Kan., plants. That is 2.2 workers per turbine. Rock Island Clean Line

(RICL), Texas billion-aires, will construct 500 miles of transmission lines from Northern Iowa to Illinois PJM sta-tion that transmits elec-tricity to the East Coast.

Associated with wind, these companies get 30 percent PTC paid by taxpayers. As benefits to the poor, elderly, disabled, children and lower middle class get cut, wealthy investors such as Buffett, Zapp and Zilch (RICL) get richer.

Time to take a look at who benefits from PTC. Time for wind to

be self-sufficient and not depend on govern-ment assistance. AWEA in 2009 said wind had developed into a main-stream energy. It should be treated as such on the market and by the government. All energy, oil, gas, coal and nuclear receive subsidies but not on the level of so called renewable as wind.

Call and write your representatives. U.S. Congress should vote on a new budget by Jan. 15. Ask your representative on their view of PTC.

Mary AuchstetterPeru

It always seems December is an extremely busy month, but I have to say December 2013 will go down in my record book for the busiest ever.

You are thinking I was a party ani-mal, and all the holiday parties were the cause of my “busy-ness.” Not so much.

My month started out with my daughter and her family purchas-ing a different, much larger house in Manlius. Because of that moving, my husband and I agreed to take on babysitting her three boys and providing transportation to and from school and preschool for two of the children. That assignment started on Dec. 1. We are happy to do it — the kids are great.

The actual move took place begin-ning on Dec. 5 and took a couple of days. Two adults and three children can acquire quite an accumula-tion of stuff. Of course, this winter held true to form those days — it was cold and windy. My son-in-law, by the third day, said he could not stand to be cold any longer.

So, we made it through the move. The unpacking ensued, but I did take a break from that for a day to visit the Williamsburg, Iowa, outlet mall with a couple of my friends. It was a great day — of course, cold again, but we had such a good time. That day gave me an opportunity to start my Christmas shopping. Until then, I had nothing done.

The babysitting has been so much

fun. We take turns delivering the 4 year old to preschool in Princeton. On the days I had my turn during December, the 4 year old and I dis-covered you can play Blake Shelton’s “Jingle Bell Rock” exactly 10 times before you finish the drive from Manlius to Zearing Child Enrich-ment Center. We “rocked” our way down the road to and fro, making a memory for each of us.

Throughout this moving, baby-sitting, shopping and singing, my mom failed to bounce back from an illness in November. After several days in the hospital, she returned to Liberty Village, but her condition never really improved substantially. She had some good days, but more of her days were spent in pain or asleep. She had a good day the day her new great-great-granddaughter came to visit. This new baby, named Vivienne, was named in honor of my mom. The name is spelled slightly different, but for my mom, the name was the same. How special that she was able to hold this new life in her arms.

On Sunday, Dec. 22, she went to sleep and did not awaken. At 100 years old, she left us. It was expect-

ed by all of our family, but at the moment of being told, it was unex-pected, too. It is the kind of news that you think you are prepared to hear, but you never really are.

My mom lived a quiet life. She was a life-long homemaker. She was a 4-H leader for several years, was always available to donate food to church activities, and for a few years, drove a bus for the Tiskilwa schools. She loved to read, sew and cook. She also loved the Chicago Cubs. My dad was not much of a baseball fan, so she would sit in the kitchen in front of her tiny televi-sion and hope for a Cubs’ victory. I had the pleasure of taking her to her first game at Wrigley Field. She loved it. So happy to have had that experience with her.

My mom passed along to many of us her love of music and some of her musical abilities. My mom could play the piano “by ear.” She did not read music, but if I could sing a song to her, before I would finish, she would have picked up the melody on the piano. I envied that ability. It was special. Singing and her playing the piano are some of my favorite memories.

On Saturday, Dec. 28, we said goodbye to my mom. We celebrated her long, special life. And, for me, I said, “Farewell, until we meet again.”

Nita Wyatt of Wyanet can be reached at [email protected].

Lots of people may keep family photos on their desks at work, but I’m not one of them.

I have a grasshopper on my desk.About 3 inches long and an inch high, this

plastic green grasshopper is a very prized pos-session because it reminds me of Utah. And Utah reminds me of family.

My husband and I were in Utah in October to visit our daugh-ter, son-in-law and granddaugh-ters. One sunny day, I was out in the yard with my daughter, Clarissa, and granddaughter, Brynnan, getting ready to enter the lemonade stand business. We had most everything set up — the table and chair, the lemonade, the cookies, and most importantly, the money box.

With just moments left before our grand open-ing, all of a sudden this giant, one-legged grass-hopper jumps out and lunges at my daughter, or so I have been told. I didn’t see the incident firsthand, so I’m not sure about the lunging or even about the one-legged description. All I know is my daughter is jumping and screaming, which caused my granddaughter to jump and scream, which in turn, caused me to jump and scream.

Sometimes life can be a chain reaction of events.

What makes this little incident more memo-rable is the fact that none of us are scared of grasshoppers. Apparently for my daughter, it was just the shock of having something jump out at you. For my granddaughter and me, it was a simple case of following the leader, even though we weren’t sure where our leader was headed.

But for whatever reasons, we laughed and laughed at our little grasshopper encounter until our faces turned red and our sides hurt. Every time we seemed to have ourselves under con-trol, we thought about the absurdity of being frightened by the little grasshopper and how we must have looked to the neighbors, and we got the giggles again. Only they weren’t little giggles, they were more on the guffaw level.

Sometimes the best times are the unexpected times.

We had a lot of fun on our trip to Utah. We had some planned outings and some quiet eve-nings together, but that unexpected adventure with the one-legged grasshopper is probably what I remember most, with its deep-down belly laughs and the joy of living life together.

As I look back on 2013, I think of some of those unexpected moments which just melted my heart and strengthened my soul, like the time my granddaughter, Addi, told me that she would miss me when I left. Then there was the time my granddaughter, Emma, took my hand and held it the whole way to the mall; the way my granddaughter, Brooklyn’s, eyes shine when we see each other on Facetime.

Those moments can’t be programmed. They just happen.

Probably like many people, I look ahead to the new year with a little bit of fear and trembling. I can plan and organize and do my best, but I know there’s no way I’m really prepared for what will happen, good or bad, in 2014.

Yes, I’m sure the new year will hold some challenges for all of us, but I’m also hopeful we will all encounter a few grasshoppers along the way.

BCR Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker can be reached at [email protected].

DonnaBarker

COMMENTARY

First Person

Letter EditorTOTHE

Nita WyattCOMMENTARY

First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free

exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

PRINCETON — Eight members of American Legion Woman’s Auxil-iary Unit 125 of Princ-eton conducted their largest veterans work-shop on Dec. 11 at the post home.

The ladies filled 34 large gift bags full to the brim with all sorts of items — new socks, calendars, homemade

cookies, candies and gift clothing from the “Give to the Yanks Who Gave” program spon-sored by the American Legion that the Aux-iliary supports with a yearly donation to the program. Also in the gift bags were puzzle books, fresh fruit, personal care items, pens, note pads, snack food items for

special diets, Christmas cards for each veteran to use for his or her fam-ily, and beautiful hand-made Christmas cards made by Kristi Bara-jas, the granddaughter of Clara Pease, VA&R chairman.

The Unit depends on donations from the pub-lic to continue its work in supporting their vet-

erans work for the men and women in four dif-ferent nursing homes in the area.

Should you like to make a monetary dona-tion, send same to Clara Pease, 321 Briar Lane, Princeton, IL 61356; or mail your donations to ALA Unit 125, 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton, IL 61356, Attn: Veterans.

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Life&Arts Education — Ohio Grade School and Jefferson Elementary School announce PeaceBuilders. See Page 12.

Life & Arts — See more Life & Arts news on Pages 12 and 13.

Community NotesGolden Eagles

WYANET — The Wyanet Golden Eagles will hold its meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Red’s in Sheffield.

FFA Alumni meetingPRINCETON — The Princeton FFA Alumni chapter

will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Farm Bureau. During the meeting, the chapter will be brainstorm-ing activities they can be involved with this year.

Illinois Valley Midday Connection luncheonOGLESBY — Illinois Valley Midday Connection,

a non-denominational Christian Women’s group, invites women from the Illinois Valley area to its monthly luncheon and program at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 14 at the Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby.

The cost for the lunch and program is $15 inclu-sive, paid at the door. The theme for the luncheon is “A Blossoming New Year.” The speaker is Cindy Bair of Ottawa, and her talk is, “Flowers in the attic.” Bair will describe boxes filled with painful memories that led to her boxes that are filled with flowers of hope. Special feature will be Cindy Wrath of Ottawa. She will show how to arrange silk flowers.

All reservations and cancellations must be made by Tuesday. Call Vickie at 815-223-4687 or Anita at 815-223-2858 or email [email protected] to make reservations. Free child care is available if a reservation is made by the deadline.

Photo contributed

SMH gets $7,500 from AuxiliaryThe St. Margaret’s Hospital Auxiliary made its annual donation of $7,500 at the Auxiliary meeting. The donation is a result of various fundraisers held throughout 2013. St. Margaret’s Health President and CEO Tim Muntz accepts the check from St. Mar-garet’s Auxiliary President Dolores Perry.

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Auxiliary holds veterans workshop

Dress donations being accepted

PRINCETON — The First United Methodist Church of Princeton is accepting donations of new and gently used prom, pageant, brides-maid and evening dress-es as well as accesso-ries including jewelry, purses, and shoes for the second annual PROMise Sale on March 1.

The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for girls to

find the prom dress of their dreams at a very affordable price. Pro-ceeds from this chari-table event will be given to Living Works Suicide Prevention Walk and FUMC youth programs.

Dress donations can be dropped off at the First United Methodist Church in Princeton located at 316 S. Church St. For more informa-tion, call 815-872-2821.

Schafer joins law firmWASHINGTON, D.C. —

Matthew Schafer of Princ-eton joined the law firm of Levine Sullivan Koch and Schulz LLP in the Washington, D.C., office in August 2013 and was admitted to the Maryland Bar on Dec. 19.

Schafer graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., in May 2013 with his juris doctor. Also in May, Louisiana State University’s Man-ship School of Mass Com-munication conferred on Schafer a Master of Mass Communication.

At Georgetown Law Center, Schafer was the managing editor for the Journal of National Secu-rity Law & Policy and a senior writing fellow. He was the winner of the ABA Standing Committee on National Security Law’s student writing competi-tion on the interaction of the First Amendment and national security.

Outside law school, Schafer was a legal intern at NPR, the U.S. District

Court for the District of Columbia, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the Court of Appeals for Maryland.

While at LSU, the Soci-ety of Professional Jour-nalists awarded Schafer the Mark of Excellence award for his blog, Lippmann Would Roll. His writings have been quoted or cited at NPR, Politico and the Colum-bia Journalism Review, among others. His aca-demic writing twice won top paper awards at national and internation-al mass communication conferences.

Schafer, the son of Crane and Carolyn Scha-fer, graduated from Princ-eton High School in 2005 and received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the University of Illi-nois in 2009.

Levine Sullivan Koch and Schulz LLP practices exclusively in the field of media law, including First Amendment, enter-tainment and intellectual property law.

Photo contributedAmerican Legion Woman’s Auxiliary Unit 125 members Agnes Dunn (from left), Mariele Fisher, Jan Wed-ding, Clara Pease, Judy Nelson, Sherry DeSalle and Bernice Burke show gift bags they filled during a vet-erans workshop on Dec. 11. Absent from the photo was Carol Allicks.

Saint Francis Medical Center

College of Nursing graduates

PEORIA — Saint Francis Center Col-lege of Nursing held its winter commence-ment Dec. 15. Local students receiving degrees are: Ann McCarren Lage of

Cherry, Master’s of Science in Nursing; Jennifer Stouffer of LaMoille, Master’s of Science in Nursing; Altagracia Godina, Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing; Tiffany

Grieve of Buda, Bach-elor’s of Science in Nursing; Sarah High-land, Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing; and Sarah Lehn of Princeton, Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.

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8 • Life & Arts • Thursday, January 2, 2014 Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

Madilyn Wilson of Princeton and Jona-than Morgan of Chicago were united in marriage May 5 at the Princeton Bible Church by Pastor Ken Wilson, father of the bride.

The bride is the daugh-ter of Ken and Marlene Wilson of Princeton. The groom is the son of Rob-ert Morgan of Philadel-phia, Pa., Barbara Billups Miller of Philadelphia, Pa., and the late Melvin “Poppy” Miller.

Alyssa Wilson and Makenzey Wilson, sisters of the bride, were the maids of honor.

Ben Miers served as best man. Groomsmen were Prateek Patel, Greg-ory George, Curtis Dun-lap and Brandon Flippen. Ushers were Justin Can-field, Nathan Danmeyer

and Kyle Jensen.A reception to honor

the couple was held at A Hundred Acres Orchard in Princeton.

After a wedding trip to Puerto Rico, the couple is making their home in Chicago.

The bride will gradu-ated in December 2013 from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, majoring in Biblical stud-ies with an interdisciplin-ary in women’s minis-tries. She is employed in the admissions office at the Moody Bible Institute.

The groom will grad-uate in May from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, majoring in Bib-lical languages with an emphasis in Hebrew. He is employed by the Dis-tance Learning office at the Moody Bible Institute.

Sheryl Kuzma of LaSalle and Dan Chur-ney of Ottawa were unit-ed in marriage Oct. 13 at the Zion United Church of Christ in Peru.

The bride is the daugh-ter of the late Shirley and Daniel Hoefler. The groom is the son of the late Joan and Frederick Churney Sr.

Mary Kuzma, daugh-ter of the bride, was a bridesmaid. Reese Chur-ney, son of the groom,

served as best man, and Jack Kuzma, son of the bride, was a best boy.

The couple was hon-ored at a reception at Uptown Grill in LaSalle.

After a wedding trip to Kiawah Island, S.C., the couple is making their home in LaSalle.

The bride is an attor-ney with Myers, Berry, O’Conor and Kuzma Ltd. of Ottawa. The groom is a senior staff writer at The Times in Ottawa.

Wilson-Morgan

Kuzma-Churney

Thanks NeighborAnother successful year in the basketThe Princeton Elks

Lodge again packed 120 baskets with $5,000 worth of food and deliv-ered the baskets along with toys and coats, scarfs, hats and gloves to 120 Bureau County families. This was the 51st year for this proj-ect.

Fifty-one years ago when this project was started, the Elks mem-bers packed 12 baskets each with food brought in by members and purchased hams or tur-keys for each basket. The members donated used toys and one toy was taken to each home. Upon reaching the home the bushel basket was emptied and the basket was brought back to the Lodge to be re-used the follow-ing year. Through the years, this project has grown to 120 families, bags of toys and added several new winter out-erwear.

Projects this large take many hands and many donations. First to the members of the Lodge, you make it possible every year by donating the $5,000 for the food. May God bless you all for your contin-ued generosity. Our toy supply is always limited but would not exist at all without Browning Ford Prescott Motors. The Mike Young Toy Drive for Kids made it

possible for many kids in Bureau County to have a Christmas gift under the tree. A spe-cial thank you to IV Car Show and Scott Bickett, United Way, Heartland Bank, Rotary Club and members who brought in toys that we could add to the basket deliv-ery. To our toy packing elves, thank you. The most labor intensive job is unloading all that food, thanks to the unloaders who show up year after year. Next comes setting the food up, that’s to you special elves. The fun job is fill-ing the baskets, thank you to the more than 50 members and friends of the Elks for your help.

On Saturday at 8 a.m. the driver members arrived for a hot break-fast and the car, truck and van loading. By noon all 19 routes had been delivered and driv-ers arrived back at the Lodge.

The next hour is for sharing stories of how people receiving the baskets showed their love for the Lodge and its members. We real-ize how good it feels to once again be able to help a few people who need a hand to make their Christmas special. We are so proud to be Elks because Elks care and Elks share!

Penny BestChristmas Project

co-chair along with Marie Roth

Princeton

Blood drivesIVCH

PERU — The Illinois Valley Community Hospital will host and American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the conference room of the IVCH office building, 1305 6th St., Peru. To make an appointment to give blood, call Jackie Barr at 815-780-3387. Walk-ins will also be welcomed.

First United Methodist ChurchPRINCETON — An American Red Cross blood drive

will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the First United Methodist Church in Princeton.

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New Year hoops — Area boys teams return to the courts Friday with Hall at Marquette, St. Bede at Sherrard and BV traveling to Erie.

A look back at 2013 in the year in sportsThe local 2013 sports

was filled with sweet suc-cess for area teams. Here’s a look back through the eyes of your hometown sports editor.

Hall football fans will remember 2013 as the year the Red Devils returned to glory, making the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and winning its first playoff game since 2006.

St. Bede advanced to the State Softball Tournament for

the first time in school his-tory, landing a fourth-place finish.

The Hall basketball team won the Colmone Classic for the first time since 2004, defeating defending champ

Mendota 56-54• Scariest moment: I’ve seen

a lot of athletes over the years take bad hits and breaks like Joe Theisman, Brandon McCar-thy and Kevin Ware. One that really hit at home was when I saw St. Bede’s own J.A. Happ take a line drive off the bat of the Ray’s Desmond Jennings off the side of the face on May 7 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

It was a scary scene shared by those back in the Illinois Valley, who know and have

followed the former St. Bede Bruin from his days on the area sandlots and diamonds.

While being carted off the field, Happ had the emergency personnel take his cell phone and call his mother back home in Peru so he could tell her he was OK. The next day, he returned a text to me, saying, “I’m going to be alright.”

Happ said he was over-whelmed by the show of sup-port he received from the entire MLB community and all

his friends and family.He sustained a broken

orbital bone and later diag-nosed with a sprained knee that would sideline him for a month.

“I feel fortunate,” Happ said, knowing it could have been far worse.

• Saddest moment: The most recent stands out most with the passing of young Cora Peters. The beautiful Bureau Valley High School senior

KevinHieronymus

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Marseilles Holiday Tournament: Dwight 75, Hall 54

Hall hits the wallat Marseilles

Cardinal Classic (boys): Bureau Valley 58, Knoxville 56 (OT)

Storm dodges Bullets in OT

By Kevin [email protected]

MARSEILLES — The Dwight Trojans and their own schedule took a toll on the Hall Red Devils Monday night on the final night of the Marseilles Holiday Tournament.

Ian Trevier hit a three-pointer to open the game, but Dwight led the rest of the way en route to 75-54 win to capture the third-place hardware. The game marked the eighth game in 14 nights for the Red Devils coming off the heels of captur-ing their own Colmone Classic championship on Dec. 21.

“We went 6-2 in that stretch, but the problem was the last two kind of stunk,” Hall coach Mike Filippini said. “Most teams probably didn’t play in a tournament before this one, but that’s no excuse for the way we played the last two nights. We got physically beat both nights. That was the biggest thing.

“The first quarter Sat-urday we played really well, we were leading Put-nam County. Since then,

we’ve played seven bad quarters. There’s no sugar coating it. That’s what we told them in there. We’re trying to say something positive. We’re still 8-6, we get time off, but the other thing is we play Friday.”

Miguel Villareal scored on a breakaway to start the second quarter and pull Hall within 9-8. The Trojans used a 16-6 run to open up a 27-14 lead.

Collin Aimone convert-ed a three-point play from the free throw line with a 37.7 remaining in the first half and 3 scored off a steal to enable the Red Devils to cut a 12-point deficit to seven at 30-23.

Dwight got the last bas-ket of the half to take a 33-23 lead into the half and outscored the Red Devils 16-8 to start the third quarter, taking a 49-31 lead.

Hall managed to cut a 22-point deficit (64-42) to 16 (64-48) on a bas-ket by Trevier and a a hoop and two free throws by Villareal, but got no closer.

“We’re not losing

Hall’s Aus-tin Schmitt launches a shot Monday at Marseilles against Dwight.

BCR photo

Cardinal Classic (girls): Galva 37, Bureau Valley 36

Storm comes up short to Galva

BCR photo/Dan DwyerBureau Valley’s Tommy Johnston muscles up for a shot against Knoxville in Monday’s tournament action at Erie. The Storm won in overtime.

By Dan [email protected]

ERIE — The Bureau Valley Storm rode a hot start to a 58-56 overtime victory against the Knox-ville Blue Bullets to place third Monday night at the 12th annual Warkins Car-dinal Classic held at Erie High School.

Bureau Valley jumped to a 9-0 lead to open the game and led 36-22 at the half. The Storm, however, faced some adversities in the second half which would continue for much of the game as Knoxville steadily gained ground on the Storm until they went on a 12-0 offensive explo-sion beginning at the 6:38 of the fourth quarter.

Knoxville freshmen guard Tyler Houston took advantage of BV turnovers and lead the Blue Bul-lets during the run scoring four of his game high 33 points in the stretch.

“We had 12 turnovers and seven of those were in the fourth quarter and overtime, so we need to get better at closing out games, that’s no mystery,” BV coach Jason Marquis

BCR photo/Dan DwyerBureau Valley’s Irini Petros goes in strong for the Storm in Monday’s game vs. Galva at Erie.

By Dan [email protected]

ERIE — The Bureau Valley Storm led the Galva Wildcats for nearly 14 and a half minutes straight in the second half in the fifth-place game of the Warkins Cardinal Girls’ Classic held at Erie High School.

Bureau Valley couldn’t fend off the pesky Wildcats as Galva senior guard Rachel VanDeVel-de hit a jump shot at the elbow to down the Storm 37-36 with eight seconds left in the game to take fifth place during the tournament.

“There were different things we could have done sooner

than the end of the game but I think the girls played their hearts out tonight, and they were playing for a bigger pur-pose than to just win this bas-ketball game tonight,” Bureau Valley coach Tiffany Gonigam said. “Two weeks ago we lost to this team by 10 points or more, and tonight they came out and played hard and accomplished what we wanted to do. I told them I wouldn’t be disappointed in the outcome as long as we played as hard as we could.”

The Storm were led by senior guard Helena Osk Arnadot-tir, who created easy offensive opportunities for the storm off of

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ScoreboardHigH scHool boys

Plano Christmas ClassicMonday’s finals

23rd place, Princeton 55, Wilmington 3921st place, st. bede 51, lisle 5019th place, indian creek 61, HbR 3715th place, somonauk 59, Forreston 5013th place, Plano 54, genoa-Kingston 5311th place, Mendota 42, Rockford

christian 359th place, Kaneland 47, Dixon 42consolation, streator 57, sandwich 477th place, Newark 56, coal city 55th place, seneca 55, yorkville 533rd place, Aurora christian 63, burlington

central 56championship, ottawa 68, Morris 50

Sophomore tournament at PlanoMonday: yorkville 40, Princeton 29 (third

place). PHs: Reinhardt 15, behrends 8, bates 3, smith 3.

Kaneland vs. genoa-Kingston (title).Warkins Memorial

Cardinal Classic at EriePool A: stockton 4-0, Peoria Heights 3-1,

bureau Valley 2-2, orion 1-3, Mercer county 1-3, Riverdale 1-3.

Pool b: Wethersfield 4-0, Knoxville 3-1, Morrison 1-3, stark county 3-1, Erie 0-4, lena-Winslow 0-3.Monday’s finals

11th place, orion 47, Morrison 44

9th place, Mercer county 69, Erie 377th place, lena-Winslow 55, Riverdale 445th place, Peoria Heights 72, stark

county 473rd place, bureau Valley 58, Knoxville 56Title, Wethersfield 77, stockton 69

bureau Valley 17 19 5 8 9 - 58Knoxville 11 11 6 21 7 - 56buREAu VAllEy: Johnson 1 0-0 3,

Johnston 5 4-5 14, shipp 1 0-2 2, Neuhalfen 7 (2) 2-8 18, balensiefen 1 0-2 2, Mead 3 3-8 9, Miller 4 0-0 8. Totals: 22 (3) 9-25 58.

KNoxVillE: Hummel 2 (2) 1-2 7, Hale 5 (3) 0-1 13, Houston 12 9-14 33, benedict 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals: 20 (6) 10-17 56.

Marseilles Holiday TournamentMonday’s finals

15th-place: leland-Earlville 40, lexington 2613th-place: serena 63, laMoille/ohio 5411th-place: gsW 50, Hartsburg 46consolation title: Midland 39, Woodland 367th-place: Flanagan 68, st. benedict 655th-place: Marquette 94, Reed-custer 783rd-place: Dwight 75, Hall 64Title: Kewanee 84, Putnam county 69

Freshman TournamentMendota 60 Princeton 43. MHs: Doughty

15. PHs: Jake Farraher 17, luke schultz 11, loftus 7, youngren 5, Hilmes 2, sisler 2

Princeton 52, Hall 43. PHs: colton youngren 27, brent loftus 9, Farraher 6, schultz 6, sisler 4. Hall: Edgecomb 9,

Debates 7, Trevier 6, cinotte 6, leal 6, saephran 5, Follmer 3, Jones 2

Princeton 2-2 in tourney (6th place).

HigH scHool giRlsWarkins Memorial

Cardinal Classic at EriePool A: Rockridge 3-1, Monmouth-

Roseville 3-1, bureau Valley 3-1, Ridgewood 2-2, Morrison 1-3, stockton 0-3.

Pool b: Knoxville 3-0, Erie 3-0, Wethersfield 1-2, galva 1-2, Fulton 1-2, Mercer county 0-3.Mondays finals

11th place, stockton 59, Wethersfield 359th place, Morrison 60, Mercer county 407th place, Ridgewood 63, Fulton 45

5th place, galva 37, bureau Valley 363rd place, Erie 42, Monmouth-Roseville 37championship, Knoxville 42, Rockridge 36

bureau Valley 9 8 12 7 - 36galva 8 10 8 11- 37bureau Valley (7-8): bickett 4 0-0 8,

osk Arnadottir 4 3-4 11, bornsheuer 0 3-5 5, Kepner 2 1-4 5, Petros 2 2-4 6, Dean 0 3-5 3. Totals: 12 12-22 36.

galva: Jeffries 3 0-0 6, VanDeVelde 4 0-2 8, o’Riley 3 3-7 9, Klein 4 2-2 10, Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 5-11 37.State Farm Classic (Small schools)

3rd place, Rochester 50, Annawan 36.championship, st. Thomas More 70,

Kankakee McNamara 53.

because of effort. We played as hard that game as they’ve played any all year,” Filippini said. “Dwight’s got three big strong kids and they just pushed us around and beat us up down there. We tried to box out and they gave us a little push and got the rebound and we can’t finish at the hoop. If you play a team physi-cally stronger than you, you better shoot the ball well if you plan on beat-ing them.”

Trevier and Villareal each scored 16 points to lead the Red Devils in defeat.

Hall (8-6) will take just three nights off before returning to action Fri-

day at Marquette, which earlier Monday defeated Reed-Custer 94-78 to take fifth place at Mar-seilles.

• Notes: Tournament host Marseilles Elemen-tary School was flooded out by the nearby Illi-nois River last spring, sustaining nearly $6 million in damage. The gym floor was complete-ly ruined and redone in August. ... Dwight was coached by Eric Long, who formerly coached at Marseilles champion Kewanee. ... Former IVCC women’s coach Pat Cinotte was on the WLPO broadcast team for Monday’s champi-onship game between Putnam County and Kewanee. His son, Ryan, is a junior member of the Hall Red Devils.

touched and inspired many as her story of faith and friendly spirit spread in and around Bureau County as she battled cancer. It is good to know she is at peace now and with her Lord.

• Tough-luck award: St. Bede ace pitcher Laine Schweickert struck out 23 batters and loses 2-1 in 10 innings to Putnam County.

• Strangest story: Opening night of the prep football season when the Friday Night Lights gave way to thun-der and lightning. All area games were postponed and resumed the next day.

• Second chance at love: After 42 years apart, boat racer Charley Brad-ley married his high school sweetheart June Perry on the shores of Lake DePue prior to this year’s boat races. They had long planned to spend their lives together when tragedy struck on Feb. 26, 1972. June and her family watched as her father was killed in a racing acci-dent. Upon that point, June didn’t want anything to do with racing and pushed everything away associated with, including Charley.

Both of them had been married three times before being reunited two and a half years ago.

“It’s 42 years in the making,” Char-ley joked about their wedding.

• Show of sportsmanship: I remem-ber watching the Sherrard-Princeton football game how No. 64 stood out on the football field like a man among boys. The 6-4, 300-pound senior Ben Corlatt of Sherrard routinely knocked down the Tiger players play after play and then routinely checked on the well being of downed opponent.

At the end of the game, Corlatt checked on PHS’ Turner Jamison as was Turner’s mother, Julie. She asked Corlatt if he had been the one who had been hitting her son out there on the field, and then she thanked him for his show of sportsmanship and compassion.

Sherrard coach Brett Lee told me that Corlatt was “a great kid with a solid perspective on life.”

• Lesson learned: Brian Strom had a moment when he shared a life lesson

with his son, Caleb, while judging the long jump competition at Princeton track meet this spring. The young Storm landed with what appeared to be a personal best jump only to hear the word “scratch” ring into his ears. The judge: his father, Brian. While disap-pointed, Caleb was not surprised by his father’s show of honesty, saying he’s a pastor after all.

• Best quote: When I asked if he would remain as football coach in a perfect world, outgoing Bureau Valley coach Jeff Ohlson said, “There is no perfect world.”

• My best sports moment of the year: Watching the NLCS with my daughters in St. Louis and having our Cardinals go back to the World Series.

• My biggest disappointment of the year: Cardinals not being able to get past the Red Sox

• Sadly missed: I always include in this end of the year look-back the loved ones who have passed away in the past 12 months. This year includes many: Jan Monier (BV sports booster/mom), Greg Colmone (Hall sports booster/longtime PA announcer), Bran-don Bowman (former BV basketballer), Carl Ellberg Jr. (aka Carl the Plumber), Parker Humphrey (newborn daughter of BV softball coach Brian), Pat Balconi (golfer), Walt Windt (former PHS AD, coach), Lefty Novak (former DePue Little Giant), Bill Lamb (Princeton his-torian/photographer, good friend), Dave Van Drew (former WZOE announcer, good friend), Diane Nyman (longtime Princeton Lincoln schoolteacher), Bill Anderson (former Ohio High School basketball great), Jessica Sergeant (for-mer BV runner) and Cora Peters (BV student).

Most notable among national sports figures lost in 2013 was Stan “the Man Musial,” the face of the St. Louis Cardi-nals organization.

• Looking into my crystal ball for 2014: I see more success for our area sports and my baseball team in St. Louis.

I wish you all a blessed 2014.Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR sports

editor. He started his 28th year at the BCR on Jan. 1. Contact him at khiero-nymus @bcrnews.com.

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steals and excellent entry passes for easy buckets. She also lead Bureau Val-ley with 11 points.

“She (Osk Arnadottir) did a wonderful job. She’s a really quick player and can get a lot of steals and those are the things that we need to turn into points, it seems like a lot of our turnovers are converted into points for the other team, and that’s what we need to start doing,” Gonigam said.

Bureau Valley led by as many as five in the fourth quarter but couldn’t keep the Wildcats offensive in check long enough to hold onto the win. The Wildcats would steadily chip away at the Storm lead until they cut the

Storm lead to 36-35 when Galva senior Katie Klein would grab a rebound and put it back in with 45 sec-onds left in the game.

A late turnover with 21 seconds left would doom Bureau Valley with VanDeVelde taking advantage of the turn-over, sinking a 12-foot shot with 8 seconds remaining.

“We came in this week and won some really close games so we can’t let this one bother us,” said Gonigam.

It was back and forth early as both teams traded baskets and leads throughout the first half. Galva took an 18-17 lead into the half on an easy layup by VanDeVelde with 25 seconds left in the half.

Notes: Bureau Valley finished with a 3-2 record

during the tournament and was led by senior center Nicole Born-sheuer, who was selected by coaches and members of the media to be on the All-Tournament Team.

“She and the team had a very good game on Thurs-day against Rockridge. I think that was probably our first game that we thought to ourselves that we could do something big, they’re (Rockridge) out there playing for the championship tonight,” Gonigam said. “We knew that would be a big game for us and (Bornsheuer) came out with 15 points and 17 rebounds and just played the game of her career. She’s a senior and played hard for three years on varsity and I feel like she’s beginning to see the rewards or her hard work this year.”

DevilsFrom Page 9

said. “We were up all throughout the game and let them go up late and gave their best players some good shots and let them get to the line.”

Knoxville took its first lead of the game with 21.6 seconds left to play in the fourth quarter on a layup by senior forward Andrew Hale, who was fouled on the shot and missed the one and one.

The missed free throw was huge as it kept the door open for junior guard Parker Neuhalfen to hit a 10-foot jumper from the baseline with 6.4 seconds left to tie to contest and send it into overtime.

The opening three minutes of overtime saw each team trading buckets when the pivotal play of the game came with 1:02 left to play as Houston cut hard through the lane towards the basket when junior Payton Shipp stood firm and took his second charge of the game, negating the bucket by Houston and preserving the BV lead for the remainder of the contest.

“Shippy (Shipp) isn’t afraid to take charges, but he’s missed quite a bit. He has the worst luck in the world, but talk about a kid who knows his role, does it tremendously well and steps in to make a play like that. That’s a big, big, big play,” Marquis said.

BV jumped out to an early 9-0 lead at the 4:15 mark in the first quarter as senior forward David Miller and junior guards Tommy Johnston and Neuhalfen all added buckets during the opening run.

“Our execution the first half has been as good has it has been all year. Knox-ville is a really good team with some real-ly good players, and they are coached well so I thought our kids came out and executed tremendously well with the different forms of adversity that they’re dealing with,” Marquis said. “I think it’s a testament to the character of our kids that they came out and were well prepared.”

Shipp gave the Storm an 18-point lead on a layup at the 3:02 mark of the third making the score 33-15 as the BV offense continued to click throughout the first half

BV handled the ball well throughout the first half reversing the ball and get-ting open looks on crisp passes as they

looked to be in control at the half leading 36-22.

“We talked a lot about poise and patience, we put two numbers up on the board and we wanted to give up single digits on the offensive boards and give up single digits in turnovers,” Marquis said.

The Storm offense was spread around as Neuhalfen led the storm with 18, fol-lowed by Johnston (14), junior guard Josh Mead (9) and Miller (8).

Notes: Neuhalfen was voted by coach-es and members of the media to be a part of the 12th annual Warkins Cardinal Classic all-tournament team.

“Parker’s a wonderful basketball player and even a better leader,” Marquis said.

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BCR photo/Dan DwyerBureau Valley’s Josh Mead goes in for two points for the Storm in Monday’s win over Knoxville at Erie.

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Basketball roundupKewanee tops Putnam county

Kewanee upended defend-ing champ Putnam County 84-69 for Monday’s champion-ship of the Marseilles Holiday Tournament.

Tournament MVP Donovan Oliver led the Boilermakers to fifth with 25 points, 19 coming in the first half to stake Kewanee to a 37-25 lead.

PC’s Harold Fay scored 28 points before fouling out with just under four minutes to play. Austin Biagini added 14 points, he too fouling out.

ottawa repeats at PlanoOttawa 68, Morris 50: The

Pirates became just the fourth team to repeat as champi-ons of the Plano Christmas Classic, downing the Redskins in Monday’s title game.

• Yorkville defeated Princeton 40-29 in Monday’s third-place game of the sophomore tourna-ment at Plano. Jake Reinhardt led the Kittens with 15 points.

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12 • Life & Arts • Thursday, January 2, 2014 Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

Brody KaeckerBrody is a friend to all

and tries hard to follow the Peacebuilder Pledge.

Matthew WojcikMatthew helps in class-

room and is always ready to let someone go in front of him in line or to take the first turn.

Lucas CassidyLucas has a very positive

attitude about school, and it rubs off on all of us!

Nicolas StazakNicholas makes good

choices and encourages others to do the same.

Anna McDonaldAnna is a courteous young

lady with a positive attitude about school.

Reece JilderdaReece always praises and

stands up for others. Always asks for help and advice when needed.

Saylor JilderdaSaylor is very helpful

of others. She always has something nice to say about others.

PeaceBuilders is sponsored by the Princeton Substance Abuse and Vio-lence Prevention program in coop-

eration with various Bureau County schools. PeaceBuilders is a proactive

program designed to help schools and communities create an envi-

ronment that reduces violence and improves the learning process, lead-ing to increased academic success.

William LottWilliam comes to school

ready to learn and always his best. He cares about others and is ready to lend a hand to a friend in need. We are proud of him. Way to go William.

Lexi SimsLexi is a super duper

Peacebuilder. Her smile lights up our classroom. She is kind to others and has a heart of gold.

Samantha WoolleySamantha uses excellent

manners. She always comes to school ready to learn. She works hard and has a great attitude. Saman-tha is a ray of sunshine in our classroom. Way to go, Samantha.

Madison MarquezMadison is an A+ Peace-

builder. She always does her best. She is a kind, caring, responsible and respectful first grader.

Logan JacobsLogan is a hard worker.

He shows responsibility by completing his work in a timely and net manner. Logan is respectful and kind to everyone.

Charlotte WorrelsCharlotte is a super, sug-

ary, sweet Peacebuilder each and every day. She works hard to do her best. She is polite and respect-ful to teachers and friends. Charlotte has a joyful per-sonality that is truly blooming and blos-soming in kindergarten.

Ashley AndersonAshley is an absolute

sweetheart. She is a super duper hard worker, and she is very responsible. Ashley wants to do her very best work, and she is a friend to everyone. Way to go Ashley.

Danica SaletskiDanica is a kind and car-

ing young lady who always does her best. She is a hard worker and is always willing to lend a helping hand.

Makayla HechtMakayla has a sunshine

spirit as she spreads joy with her happy go lucky personality. She eagerly participates with her ever ready shining smile. Makay-la always does exceptional quality work and we can count on her to do the right thing.

Olivia MattinglyOlivia is a friend who

does the right thing and helps others but does not seek recognition for her kind behaviors. Olivia helps others because she cares about them. She is also a quiet worker who listens and does what she should without being reminded. Wow. Way to go, Olivia. Keep it up.

Emmett LeachEmmett is kind and

caring to others. He has a great smile that makes other smile too. Way to go Emmett.

Yoalis LaiYoalis is a good friend.

She is kind and helpful. Her smile is awesome. Thanks Yoalis.

PeaceBuilders of the WeekJefferson Elementary School

Ohio Grade School

Brody

Matthew

Anna SaylorLucas

Nicholas Reece

William Madison Olivia

Lexi

Samantha

Logan

Charlotte

Ashley

Danica

Makayla

Emmett

Yoalis

Photos contributed

Lincoln Character Counts winnersLincoln Elementary School announced their Character Counts — Trustworthiness winners. The second-grade winners (top, left) are Sean Maynard (front row, from left), Ashleigh Tapanes, Lilli Davis, Ellie Welte; and Emily Smith (back row), Teresa Kelly, James Starkey, Jocelyn Wallace and Kelsea Mongan. The third-grade winners (top, right) are Isa Ibarra (front row, from left), Olivia Salsman, Maddy Borys, Kailee Winner, Julia Johnson, Sadie Thornton; and Jack Knudsen (back row), Robert Nelson, Peyton O’Toole, Teegan Davis, and Chase Wright.

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Tieg and Lucas Sisler took the BCR with then to Greetsiel, a small port in western East Frisia, Ger-man, located near the North Sea. They spent nine days in Germany with their Grandpa Sisler, Aunt Karen, Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Kathy and cousin Annette sightseeing and visiting with their German family.

Roger and Linda Gustafson are pictured at Highclere Castle where the PBS series “Downton Abbey” is filmed as part of a recent trip to London with visits to Kew Gardens, the 100th Anniversary Chelsea Flower Show and art, science and history museums and shows.

Ruth and Bob Hayward are pictured with a copy of the BCR in front of the South Pool Memorial for the second World Trade Center Tower that was hit Sept. 11, 2011. “This eight-acre memorial park is very impressive with two pools, which are set in the footprints of the original towers. The 30-foot water falls cascade into the pools with a center void. The victim’s names are inscribed in bronze parapets around the pools.”

Carol Towne and Michelle Rowley took a copy of the BCR with them to Torrey Pines Golf Course while vacationing in San Diego, Calif.

Loren and Donna Reed took a copy of the BCR with them on a Disney cruise. Helping them celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary were Laurie, Brent and Lynde Hobbs; Meghan, Jim and Anthony Wade; and Dallas, Jamie, Ava and Jaxson Munson.

Where in the World is the BCR?

Photo contributedMadison McDermott (left) won the Bradford geog-raphy bee, Jordan Holmberg came in second and Maile Abella was awarded third place.

Bradford holds geography bee

BRADFORD — The Bradford School District held its geography bee finals on Dec. 20, with the top two students from each grade level in the preliminary rounds in grades 4 to 8 moving to the final round.

Students who were in the finals were Meranda Schaffer, Payton Stahl, Jacob Bickett, Julia Sears, Madison McDer-mott, Jordan Holm-berg, Maile Abella, Lea Fisher, Kendra Selby

and Mark Painter. Maile Abella was awarded third place. Jordan Holmberg and Madison McDermott were the top two students at the end of the final round and then competed in the championship round. Madison was named the champion and Jor-dan was the runner-up. Madison will take a test to determine if she will qualify for the state geography bee competi-tion.

Ancient and Byzantine Art will be highlight for HCCA

The Heritage Corridor Community Associates will go to the Chicago Art Institute on Jan. 22.

Covering more than 4,000 years of artistic production across the ancient Mediterranean world, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galler-ies of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Art contain a wide array of objects that tell the story of everyday life, objects dedicated to the gods and objects of art used in imperial cer-emonies. We explore the works of art that reveal the mystery, beauty, adornment, devotion, seduction and power of life in the ancient Medi-

terranean. As research associate in the Depart-ment of Ancient and Byzantine Art, Terrah Walkup was part of the team responsible for the installation of the Jaha-ris Galleries, will be the speaker. Lunch will be at the Art Institute and the afternoon will be a self-guided tour of the Jaharis Galleries.

To attend you must be a Heritage Corridor member. This group offers series of interesting trips, lectures and social opportunities with like-minded people in your community. For informa-tion, call Susan Meehan at 815-524-3396.

• • •Where in the world is the BCR? Well, that’s up to you! On your next excursion, take along a copy of the

Bureau County Republican. Have someone snap a photograph of you holding the newspaper and send it to us along with some pertinent information. Mail your photo and information to BCR Associate Editor Rita Roberts at P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356; or email it to Roberts at [email protected]. We’ll show your friends, family and neighbors “Where in the world is the BCR?”

Dedication ceremony for War of 1812 vetsWYANET — A special dedication at the Forest

Hill Cemetery in Wyanet is planned for next spring for five War of 1812 veterans buried in the Wyanet cemetery. Those veterans are John Blake, Joseph Sparks, Townsend Fletcher, William Frankeberger and Frost Swartout.

All descendants of those veterans are invited to attend the dedication ceremony. Descendants are encouraged to contact Clark Larson so biographi-cal sketches can be prepared for each veteran. Larson can be contacted at 815-875-4127.

Looking back on Bureau County businesses in

2013

Compiled By lyle [email protected]

Jan. 10: Fitzgerald’s in Princeton closed its doors on Jan. 1 and reopened later in the year under new ownership. The R & B Dutch Diner in Tam-pico also closed its doors after Butch and Rita McNinch, who bought the eatery in 2009, were los-ing too much money on the old-time restaurant first opened in 1981 and named after the village’s most famous former resi-dent, the former Presi-dent Ronald Reagan, who was born in this village in 1911.

Jan. 17: TCI Manu-facturing and Equip-ment Sales in Walnut is expanding its opera-tions on Route 92 west of Walnut by building a 32,000-square-foot manu-facturing building and a 4,000-square-foot office.

Jan. 24: The Coffee Cup, a longtime restau-rant in Princeton, closed its doors to undergo remodeling. It re-opened for business a month later.

Jan. 31: Mike Maynard, president of TCI Manufac-turing in Walnut, decided to buy Kory Farm Equip-ment of Manlius along with 12 other investors, including five farmers, to keep the manufacturing business open.

Feb. 7: TCI Manufac-turing and Equipment Sales in Walnut started a Learning Center designed to properly train potential employees in the areas of steel fabrication and weld-ing for the manufacturing facility.

Feb. 14: Tim Lehr of Van Orin operates Wild-man Hobbies out of build-ings next to his home. The business, operated by Lehr and his wife, Jackie, sells $500,000 to $750,000 worth of prod-ucts each year to model and large-size rocket enthusiasts.

March 7: Vince Mazarri-si of Dixon has bought the former Nelson Drug Store in Princeton and plans to remodel it into Maria’s Pizza 2. He opened for business in July with his son, Anthony, being the manager.

March 14: Fifty-three local celebrities are com-peting against each other in a Train Like a Celebrity 12-week contest co-spon-sored by Anytime Fitness of Princeton and Sophis-ticuts Salon and Day Spa.

March 21: Randy Burkart and John Han-sen have started Burkart

and Hansen Auction Ser-vice LLC in October 2012 in the former St. Ger-trude’s Catholic Church in Seatonville.

April 25: Central Bank in Princeton is undergo-ing a 1,220-square-foot expansion consisting of three additional offices on the north side of the building toward Company Street. Additional storage plus a larger teller area on the southeast corner of the building for an expanded teller line is also included in the expansion project.

May 2: Princeton Phar-macy, formerly Kirby-Henning Pharmacy, opened at its new loca-tion at 610 N. Main St. in Princeton in Harvest Commons, a new build-ing complex developed by Ray Mabry of Princeton.

May 9: Jim Maloney, owner and operator of Malones Repair, has opened a new Ladd facil-ity at 201 S. Main Ave., the former site of Ziel’s Texaco.

May 16: Jason and Jenny Judd of Hennepin are the new owners of a longtime Princeton busi-ness that also has a new name. The Judds recently purchased Tastee Freez on West Peru Street from Gerald and Pam Miller and renamed it Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats.

May 23: Finders Keep-ers opened recently at 306 E. Backbone Road in Princeton, the first build-ing east of Prime Quar-ter, with all funds from the resale shop going to Friends of Strays No-Kill Animal Shelter.

June 6: Jackie Johnson recently opened Princ-eton Pony Mail Box Inc., located within Harvest Commons at 616 N. Main St. in Princeton, where businesses and custom-ers can to compare prices for Fed Ex, UPS or the U.S. Postal Service to determine the best ship-

ping deal for them to ship their packages. Illinois Valley Agri Systems has opened a new facility in Cherry.

June 13: Registered dietitian Kim Park of Princeton recently opened Rejuvenation Sta-tion Nutrition and Weight Management Solutions at 432 S. Main St. in Princeton to help those who struggle with losing weight.

June 20: A longtime Princeton business dat-ing back to the 1920s will close its doors at the end of the month. Frank Bouxsein, current owner of Wind Power Electric, plans to close the doors to the business by the end of June.

June 27: Lara and Jay Schneider recently

reopened their season-al German brat stand, named Zum Alten Kautz (Ye Olde Owl), next to the Apollo Theater, which the Schneiders also oper-ate.

July 4: Tom Yourek has opened Canal Area Tackle Shop at 719 S. Wyanet/Walnut Road near Lock 19 of the Hen-nepin Canal.

July 18: Maggie Juarez of Neponset sells men’s, women’s and children’s clothing plus household items at Rounds 2, a resale shop located in the former Dunbar’s build-ing on the Courthouse Square where the Princ-eton Chamber of Com-merce’s operates Oppor-tunity Knocks.

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Business&Ag Business story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican reporter Lyle Ganther at 815-875-4461, ext. 273, or email him at [email protected].

Ag story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker at 815-875-4461, ext. 244, or email her at [email protected].

Stanfield earns GRI designation

Nelson named president of HCC Inc. in Mendota

2013 Business in ReviewPRINCETON — Brenda

Stanfield of Landmark Realty in Princeton was recently awarded the Grad-uate Realtor Institute (GRI) designation.

She completed the curriculum required to achieve this designation. She joins other top realtors in the residential real estate industry from across the nation with this designa-tion.

“GRI was a great oppor-tunity to be updated on the latest changes in real estate and be able to assist my clients in making informed decisions enabling the home buying and selling process to go smoothly,” said Stanfield.

S t a n f i e l d earned the GRI designation by attending a spe-cific, intensive series of class-room instruc-tion, covering a variety of sub-jects including professional standards, legal issues, sales and marketing, finance, risk reduction, technology and social media.

Taught by leading real estate professional from around the country, the GRI is designed to educate practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and cus-tomers.

MENDOTA — Brian Nelson has been named president of HCC Inc. effective Jan. 1, 2014, suc-ceeding Don Bickel.

N\elson has been the senior vice president and chief operating officer of HCC for the past two years and has served as a mem-ber of the HCC Board of Directors for the four years prior to joining the staff.

Former President Don Bickel will assume the role of executive vice president in 2014, and will continue as an integral member of the board of directors. This transition is the cul-mination of a succession plan that has been devel-oped over the past two years.

Nelson holds a BSBA in marketing and econom-

ics from the University of Nebraska and an MBA in finance from Western Illi-nois Universi-ty, and has had a broad career in senior leadership. Prior to joining HCC, he served as senior vice president of business strategy and held other senior manage-rial positions with global responsibilities at Haldex Hydraulics in Rockford for 21 years. Prior to Haldex, Nelson lent his managerial expertise to Vickers Inc. in Omaha, Neb. (now Eaton), and J.I. Case in Burling-ton, Iowa (CNH).

HCC has manufacturing operations in Mendota and Curitiba, Brazil.

BCR file photoJack Ackerman, sales manager; Carolyn Thompson, office manager; Mike May-nard, president; and Will Shane, engineering manager, all of TCI Manufacturing and Equipment Sales in Walnut, stand by the company’s facilities that expanded during 2013.

Stanfield

Nelson

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July 25: Gateway Ser-vices Inc., and Jonathan and Juli Mabry entered a partnership to build a new group home, located on North Main Street in Princeton, for Gateway consumers. Construction started in mid-July and was completed in October.

Aug. 8: Brian Emmer-son, service technician/owner of Wind Power Electric Appliance Repair in Princeton, wants people to know he is focused on keeping the service of all major appliances going for the customers in Bureau and surrounding counties, after owner Frank Boux-sein recently closed the retail portion of the long-time Princeton business.

Aug. 22: Ground should be broken next spring for the Sullivan’s Foods grocery store planned in Spring Valley. The 32,000- to 35,000-square-foot building is set for a seven-acre site next spring at the former Bassick property located on Route 6 near Hall High School.

Aug. 29: Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelters (PADS) will open its doors for service to the homeless and those in crisis the first day of Sep-tember at shelters in Peru at 1320 Menards Drive and in Ottawa at 1120 Canal St.

Sept. 5: Johannes Bus Service, based in Rock Island, has opened its second branch office this summer in Spring Valley in the Richwoods Build-ing located at the Wolfer Industrial Park in Spring Valley.

Sept. 12: Kayla Hunt is the new owner of The Dog House located in Princ-eton.

Sept. 19: Jackpot Bingo opened for business at 2700 May Road in Peru. Located where Off Track Betting was before it closed in 2003, Mary Jo Boland and Rick Kwit of Peru, Celie Smith and Jim Smith of LaMoille are the owners of the business.

Sept. 26: David Huse-mann Jr. is the new owner of Chapel Hill Golf Course located south of Princeton on Route 26. Formerly known as Hunter’s Ridge and the Bureau Valley Country Club, Husemann bought the course July 25.

Oct. 3: Construction has begun on a new Pizza Hut in Princeton with doors to the new facility expected to be open next March, according to John Addis, co-owner of JV Enter-prises of Illinois based in Kewanee, which owns the franchise for the Princeton restaurant on North Main Street.

Oct. 17: Ace Hardware’s Retail Support Center in

Princeton marked its 20th anniversary with tours of the location which first opened for business in 1993. Zearing Child Enrichment Center Board of Directors announce Heidi Lott has accepted the position as Zearing Child Enrichment Center direc-tor, and Nicole Sampson has accepted the position of assistant director.

Oct. 24: Liberty Village of Princeton opened its Bounce Back Neighbor-hood consisting of 13 pri-vate suites and 14 compan-ion suites for short-term residents recovering from surgery or an illness.

Oct. 31: Kirsten John-ston of Walnut decided in

August to buy a building and open Pass It Along, a non-profit store selling used clothing and house-hold items, at 124 Main St. in Walnut.

Nov. 7: Terri Zearing and her daughter, Sallee, will open in Princeton The Flour House Bakery on North Main Street by the end of November.

Nov. 14: Suzi McAfoos is the owner of Suzi’s Video Poker and Slots which opened at 1669 N. Main St. in a building located next to the Sherwood Antique Mall.

Nov. 21: Many Princ-eton businesses offered Early Black Friday specials to lure shoppers to their stores as part of the full slate of Princeton Christ-mas Open House activities.

Nov. 28: A five-million gallon biodiesel produc-tion facility will be built adjacent to the Patriot Renewable Fuels’ ethanol plant in Annawan. Patriot’s Board of Directors recently approved the formation of a new subsidiary called Patriot Fuels Biodiesel LLC to build the plant that will utilize corn oil extracted from the 40 million bushels of corn that Patriot Renew-able Fuels processes annu-ally.

Dec. 7: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the construction of a facil-ity for the new DMC Fabri-cation and Service Center located at 1111 Ace Road in Princeton. DMC is a joint

venture company between McKeown International and Dalian Dashan Metal-lurgical Engineering Tech-nology. The first phase of the project will consist of the construction of a 10,000-square-foot build-ing. Two other phases call for two 5,000 square-foot additions for the facility.

Dec. 14: The 275 employees of LCN Clos-ers in Princeton celebrat-ed their new ownership. Allegion PLC, a $2 billion-a-year company with headquarters in Ireland, became a standalone, pub-licly-traded company on Dec. 2 following its spinoff from Ingersoll Rand, the former owner of the long-time Princeton plant.

Dec. 19: St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley is undergoing an $11 million construction project. The project has been split up into three phases. The first phase, completed in June, took 18 months to enlarge the operating suite. The second phase consists of a Colon and Esophageal Can-cer Prevention Center that will be finished in 2014. The third phase, due to be finished in early 2015, will also expand the pre- and post-operative bays in the outpatient surgery depart-ment.

Dec. 28: Chris Carey and Ian Cardosi are the co-owners of BC Tech Group,which opened for business at 727 S. Main St. in Princeton.

BCR file photoJason Judd of Hennepin makes a chocolate dip cone at Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats in Princeton, one of the businesses that opened during 2013.

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Don’t wait too long to return that gift!CHICAGO — The days after Christmas brings

another rush to the stores — the return of unwanted Christmas gifts. But consumers need to be aware the return policies for some retailers have changed and may not necessarily be to the benefit of the consumer.

A number of big named retailers have shortened the amount of time they give for returns and have made specific changes to their policies that effect dif-ferent types of merchandise. Impacted most will be returns of electronics and appliances. The number of days allowed for these returns have been shortened considerably compared to previous years.

“Many retailers can change policies to place restrictions on returning items this year” said Steve J. Bernas, president and CEO of the Better Busi-ness Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. “Where consumers have been used to having as many as 45 days to return their unwanted gifts, in some cases, that has been reduced to 30 days but can be as few as nine days”

These changes mean consumers must take extra care in understanding the return policies of the stores where they shop and should not rely only on what they may be told by a sales clerk. They should look for and read the store’s written policy, which by law must be displayed.

Bernas added, “Shoppers need to keep in mind that returns are a customer service and are not required by law unless the merchandise is defective.”

For the giver and receiver alike, if you must return an item be prepared:

• Know the store’s return policy: Ask what specific return policy applies to the item you are purchasing.

Do not assume the regular return policy applies to sales or clearance items. Some merchants consider sales items to be final.

• Save your receipts: They are usually needed for returns, and ask for a gift receipt.

• Keep the original packaging: Don’t remove elec-tronics or similar products from their boxes before wrapping as the original packaging may be required for a return.

• Know the online return policy: If you are shop-ping online, read the posted return policy before buying. If returns are permitted, be sure to print a copy of what procedures and time frame need to be followed, along with complete contact information for the business from which you are ordering.

• Returns are a courtesy: If you are the gift-recip-ient, do not assume you have the right to return or exchange an unwanted present. Like the shopper, you are bound by the merchant’s return policy.

• Understand unusual policies: As an example, health regulations, which can prohibit the return of certain items like hats and intimate apparel.

Consumers should be aware that retailers are reacting to yearly losses in the billions of dollars that are due to return fraud, and some have taken the additional step of using a computer database to track customer returns and catch fraudulent or excessive returns.

Those retailers that use “The Return Exchange” to monitor returns will ask customers for a driver’s license or some other government issued identifica-tion when he or she returns an item.

For additional information on Christmas returns go to www.bbb.org.

Girl Scout cookie time comes earlyGirl Scouts of Central Illinois

(GSCI) for the first time will take pre-orders for cookie sales. Starting Dec. 20, the girls began taking pre-orders using the traditional order card format. Direct sale of cookies will then begin on Feb. 3, 2014.

By introducing the opportunity to take pre-orders, cookie custom-ers are able to ensure supply of their favorite Girl Scout cookies, and troops get a solid base of how many boxes they need to order to fulfill the demand in their areas. Troops will then place their pre-orders as well as order extra cases they will use for direct customer sales.

“Last year was the first year Girl Scouts of Central Illinois used the direct sale format, and the troops were very successful. By using this format, troop profits increased by 25 to 35 percent; more girls earned free membership; participants earned 26 percent more Cookie Dough; and we had over 110 percent more girls reach the 250- and 500-box level. But the success did not come with-out a few growing pains,” said Pam Kovacevich, CEO of GSCI. “The pre-order approach will allow Girl Scouts to set higher and more accu-rate goals.”

The new cookie on the sheet this

year is Cranberry Citrus Crisp. Cook-ie lovers can also place their orders early for all their traditional favorites, including Thin Mints, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Caramel deLites, Lem-onades, and Thanks-A-Lots.

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois will also once again participate in Opera-tion Cookie Share. The effort to provide cookies to military troops domestically and overseas started in 2010. Since then, GSCI has provid-ed more than $825,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies to the women and men in our armed forces at home and abroad. In fact, Girl Scouts of Central Illinois were so successful that this achievement is entered in the Illinois Congressional Records.

“The cookie program is something our girls and the communities look forward to every year. Not only is it fun and exciting for the Girl Scouts, it teaches them a number of skills – both social and academic – that will help them grow as students and future business leaders,” Kovacevich added.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program has grown into a leading business and financial literacy program that is run by and for girls. The program provides an important ingredient for

leadership by helping girls develop five key skills:

• Goal setting• Decision making• Money management• People skills• Business ethicsThe financial literacy skills taught

through Girl Scouts have proven to be a key factor in shaping financial and personal success for alumnae. An impact study about the value of Girl Scouting reveals that Girl Scout alumnae have a higher income/socioeconomic status, a greater level of civic engagement, and are overall more successful than their non-Girl Scout peers (published by the Girl Scout Research Institute, 2012).

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s pre-eminent leadership development organiza-tion for girls with 8.2 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confi-dence and character who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Central Illinois serves 21,000 girls and 5,000 adult members annually in 38 counties throughout Central Illinois. For more information, visit www.GetYourGirlPower.org or call your local Girl Scout Center at 877-231-1446.

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of soup or stew is sure to take off the seasonal chill. Casseroles offer the same trick, as do great pasta, rice and other comfort food to soothe our cold souls. Recipe columnist Judy Dyke would like to feature one or more of your recipes in an upcoming edition of the Bureau County Journal. Send your recipes to her at [email protected]. You can also mail them to her attention at the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.

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PRINCETON — Today, Thurs-day, Jan. 2, the Creative Crafters will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Sandra Rieker 815-879-4091.

Friday, Jan. 3, The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center blood drive will be from noon to 5 p.m. To donate, contact Julie Wayland at 815-875-1331 or go to www.bloodcenterimpact.org.

Monday, Jan. 6, The Monday Night Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature an inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team to help unite their country in their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

Tuesday, Jan. 7, the pre-school story time and craft begins at 10:30 a.m. and will feature a pen-guin craft. Also, Tuesday, Epiph-any Tales: “The Inn-keeper” with Dick Dorsch and “The Gift of the Magi” with Ron McCutchan. The tales begin at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 8, Chicks with Sticks crochet-knit group will be at 6:30 p.m. in the periodical section.

New members welcome. Call the library for more information. Also Wednesday, the Widmark Wednes-day Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m., and racism is the central theme of this film noir thriller about an Africa-American doctor treating wounded bank robbers.

Thursday, Jan. 9, the Friends of the Library Book Club will meet at 4 p.m. and discuss “The Lan-guage of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Also Thursday, adult craft night begins at 6:30 p.m. for ages 10 and up. The theme will be beads and buttons — easy jewelry crafts. All materials supplied, but participants may bring their own beading supplies and equipment.

SPRING VALLEY — The Rich-ard A. Mautino Memorial Library is currently hosting a book sale, where items are 10 cents each. The sale includes a lot of books on cassettes for the same price.

WYANET — Thursday, Jan. 9, Ron Bluemer will visit and talk about the 1950s in the Illinois Valley, beginning at 6:30 p.m. for the 2nd Thursday@the Library program.

Bluemer, who is an Illi-nois author and Granville resident, will discuss his book, “Back to the 50s: Impact on the Illinois Valley.” Bluemer is also an Illinois historian and has written several books on gambling places, prohibition and coal mines in the Illinois Valley.

Tuesday, Jan. 14, the library’s computer class will meet at 1 p.m. Dorene Stalter will be back after the holidays with all sorts of computer wisdom. Any and all are invited to come with questions and concerns about computers.

OHIO — The Ohio Public Library has revamped its Facebook page. Search “Ohio Public Library Dis-trict” to like the page. Events and new items will be posted to the page.

If you would like to include your news on our Library Corner page, send your items to Goldie Currie at [email protected]. For more information, call Currie at 815-875-4461, ext. 236.

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All about you CalendarAnniversaries

60thMr. and Mrs. Lester “Spank” (Judy) Lathrop of New

Bedford, Jan. 5, 2014.

BirthdaysJan. 2

• Janet Balensiefen • Kristofer Newcomer • Katie Wright

Jan. 3• Bobby Williams • David J. Pratt

Jan. 4• Patrick Mayers Jr. • Stacey Moore • Kyle Piper • Jan Heaton

Jan. 5• Roger “Pop” Harvey • Nicholas Stoner • Karen Behrens • Jeannette Donovan • Laura Bopes

Jan. 6• Jocelyn Bird • Andrew Pfundstein • Suzie Warren • Sandra Barkley • Ursula Sanchez • Sheldon Nordstrom • Alexis Connor

Jan. 7• Beau Howes • Kathy Blanford • Galen Hooper • Mike Hassler

Jan. 8• Kate Johnson • Lyndsay Jacobson • Cody Taylor • Selena Read • Frances Blackwood

BirthsBrandner — Joseph and Jennifer (Baker) Brandner

of Spring Valley, son, Dec. 20.Perino — Jessica Perino of Spring Valley, son, Dec.

23.Rosenow — Patrick and Candice (Corey) Rosenow

of Sheffield, son, Dec. 19.

Death NoticesBosi — Kathy L. Bosi, 60, of Cherry, Dec. 18.Griffin — Doris Louis Griffin, 89, of Malden, Dec. 22.Jensen — John E. Jensen, 69, of Princeton, Dec. 17.McQueen — Donna Mae McQueen, 75, of Princeton,

Dec. 22.Moses — Vivian Moses, 100, of Princeton, Dec. 22.Walters — James Arthur “Art” Walters, 62, of

Tiskilwa, Dec. 22.

Community coffeeSHEFFIELD — The First United

Church of Christ in Sheffield will host its monthly community cof-fee from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 in the parish hall.

Red Nite OutPRINCETON — The American

Red Cross will host the Red Nite Out Auction and Dance at Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Ye Olde Underground Inn, South Sixth Street, Princeton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the live auction starts at 7:30 p.m. Music will be provided by Two Twelve. Tickets can be purchased at: Sullivan’s Grocery Store, Spring Valley City Bank, Central Bank in Princeton, Princeton Chamber of Commerce and Citizens First State Bank of Walnut.

Trivia nightPRINCETON — Gateway Services

will hold its first drive night at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Jan. 18 at the Princeton Elks Lodge, 1105 E. Peru St., Princeton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and trivia will start at 6:30 p.m. Teams consist of 8 players, and the cost is $10 per players. The Elks will provide a chicken buffet for $10. There will be a sports themed silent auction. To sign up a team or for more information, call Rachel Dean at 815-875-4548, ext. 238.

Wild West Casino Fest DIXON — The Sauk Valley

College Foundation will host a Wild West Casino Fest from 5 to

11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at the college. The college will trans-form into a night of wild west fun including a chuck wagon, mini-slot corral, saloons, gold mine and jail. Western attire is encour-aged. There will be casino-style games where guests will earn chips for an opportunity to win prizes later in the evening. There will be a silent auction. Tickets are $35 per person and include $50 in chips, a light cowboy buf-fet and dessert and two drink tickets. Event is only for people 21 and older. Tickets can be pur-chased at svcc.edu, by calling 815-835-6345 or at the door.

Winter Wilderness WeekendUTICA — Starved Rock State

Park will offer guided hikes to see the ice falls around the park at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19. In addition to the falls, view eagles and the geology of the park. The hike will start at the Starved Rock Visitor Center. The hike is free.

Trivia nightSENICA — Waltham Elementary

School will hold a trivia, Jimmy Buffett Night Saturday, Jan. 25 at Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Club. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m. Raffle items include a 50-inch TV, Surface tablet and an iPad mini. There will be a 50/50, silent auction, booze raffle and more. Food con-cessions and a cash bar will be available. Dress in your favorite Jimmy Buffet attire. To reserve a table of six to 10 players, contact Amy Weber at 815-343-4436 or

[email protected]. The cost is $10 per player.

Eagle watchingUTICA — The Illinois Audubon

Society will sponsor live eagle viewing from the top of Starved Rock Saturday, Jan. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 26. Free events are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Starved Rock Lodge, the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center and Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center. Programs headlining each day are Raptor Awareness at the Lodge and Illinois Birds of Prey at the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center. There will be exhibits by major state and local environmental groups, activities for children, presentations and bald eagle viewing. For more details about the weekend, visit the Illinois Audubon Society web-site at www.illinoisaudubon.org.

Agricultural apps classPRINCETON — The University

of Illinois Extension will give a class on utilizing iPads more effectively for farm or agricul-ture related business from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Bureau County Extension office, 850 Thompson St., Princeton. The class is hosted by the Bureau County Farm Bureau. The class cost is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Member fees are available for Farm Bureau members and registered 4-H vol-unteers. Remember to bring your iPad to the class. To register, contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau at 815-875-6468.

‘Gypsy’ auditions announced

OGLESBY — Children’s auditions for the Illinois Valley Community Col-lege theatre department production of the musical “Gypsy” will be Jan. 22 with a second round of auditions for adults and teenagers Jan. 23. The director and choreogra-pher will be Don Grant Zellmer.

Children 13 and under will audition at 4 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Cultural Centre followed by auditions for adults and teenagers 14 and older at 4 p.m. Jan. 23.

Roles are open to all members of the commu-nity. Zellmer emphasized “Gypsy” is a large cast show with opportunities for performers of many ages, including mature per-formers. Technical (sound

and lighting) as well as crew and backstage oppor-tunities are also available.

Participants should prepare a song and bring sheet music (accompanist provided) or CD accompa-niment. Additional music will be taught, as well as choreography. Registra-tion in advance of audi-tions is not necessary but audition forms can be filled out in advance by going to www.ivcc.edu/theatre and clicking on the Auditions link. For information, email [email protected].

“Gypsy” will be pro-duced by David A. Kue-ster with music direction by Norman Engstrom and technical direction by Jenna Stinson. The musi-cal plays April 10-13 in the Cultural Centre.

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Food courtAfter the rush of the holidays, it’s

time to take it easy. Why not have a casserole in the refrigerator and make your life easier. Make it on Saturday night and then you can pop in the oven on Sunday. Then join your family for some good-old fashioned family time and relax.

Impossibly Easy Holiday Breakfast Bake

2 12-ounce packages bulk pork sausage

1 cup chopped bell pepper1/2 cup chopped onion3 cup frozen hash brown potatoes2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese1 cup original Bisquick Mix2 cups milk1/4 teaspoon pepper4 eggs

Heat oven to 400°. Cook sausage, pep-per and onion over medium heat, stir-ring occasionally, drain. Combine sau-sage mixture, potatoes and 1 1/2 cups cheese in greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Stir Bisquick mix, milk, pepper and eggs. Pour into baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 1 to 2 min-utes until cheese is melted. Serves 12.

Bacon Cheese Puff Pie1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and

crumbled1 large tomato, peeled and sliced1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese3 eggs, separated3/4 cup sour cream1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon saltPaprika

Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy duty foil. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool complete-ly. Sprinkle bacon over the crust. Top with tomato and cheese. In a bowl, beat egg yolks, sour cream, flour and salt until smooth. In another bowl beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into sour cream mixture. Spread over cheese. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350° for 45 min-utes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting. Serves 6.

Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole

1 package (26-32 ounces) frozen shredded hash brown potatoes

1 package Jimmy Dean regular pork sausage, cooked, crumbled

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup julienne-cut sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained

6 green onions, sliced12 eggs1 cup milk1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Spray a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Layer half of the pota-toes on the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with half of the sausage, Mozzarella

and Parmesan cheese, sun dried toma-toes and green onion. Repeat layering. Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper in large bowl with a wire whisk until well blended. Pour evenly over potato sau-sage mixture. Cook on low setting or 8 hours or on high setting for 4 hours or until eggs are set. Serves 12.

Confetti Scrambled Eggs12 eggs6 tablespoons Half and half cream1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper1/2 cup chopped green pepper2 green onions, chopped2 tablespoons butter or margarine1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheeseIn a bowl, beat the eggs, cream, salt

and pepper until combined; set aside. In a large skillet, sauté the peppers and onion in butter for 2 minutes. Add egg mixture, cook and stir over medi-um heat until eggs are completely set. Remove from the heat, stir in cheese. Serve immediately. Serves 4.

Hash Brown Casserole12 eggs1 12-ounce can evaporated milk1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 30-ounce package frozen shredded

hash brown potatoes, thawed2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese1 large onion, chopped1 medium green pepper, chopped1 cup cubed fully cooked ham

In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and cayenne. Stir in the potatoes, cheese, onion, green pep-per and ham. Pour into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serves 12 to 15.

Christmas Breakfast Casserole7 slices white bread, crusts removed

and cubed2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese6 eggs3 cups milk1 teaspoon ground mustard1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

In a greased 11-by-7-inch baking dish, combine the bread cubes and cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mus-tard, salt and pepper. Pour over bread and cheese. Top with bacon. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serves 6 to 8.

Bacon and Eggs Casserole4 bacon strips18 eggs1 cup milk1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream1/4 cup sliced green onions1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons salt1/2 teaspoon pepper

In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towel to drain. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, cheese, sour cream, onions, salt and pepper. Pour into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Crumble bacon and sprinkle on top. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes. Yield: 8 to 10 servings.

Breakfast Casserole2 pounds ground turkey sausage4 eggs2 cups milk1 1/3 cups of Bisquick2 cups grated cheddar cheese1/2 cup onions, chopped1/2 cup bell peppers, chopped1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped

Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350°. Brown sausage in skillet and add to baking pan. Mix all other ingredients together and pour over sausage. Bake about 45 minutes. Check after 30 minutes. When a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, it’s done. Serves 8.

Bacon Swiss Squares2 cups Biscuit/baking mix1/2 cup cold water8 ounces sliced Swiss cheese1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and

crumbled4 eggs, lightly beaten1/4 cup milk1/2 teaspoon onion powder

In a bowl, combine the biscuit mix and water, stir 20 strokes. Turn onto a floured surface. Knead 10 times. Roll in a 14-by-10-inch rectangle. Place on the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Arrange cheese over dough. Sprinkle with bacon. In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk and onion powder. Pour over bacon. Bake at 425° for 15 to 18 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cut into squares. Serve immediately. Serves 12.

Deluxe Breakfast Bake1 6-ounce package onion and garlic

salad croutons2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese1 1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham4 eggs2 3/4 cups milk, divided3/4 teaspoon ground mustard1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream

of mushroom soup, undiluted

1 26-ounce package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed

1/2 teaspoon paprika1/4 teaspoon pepper

Place croutons in a greased 3-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and ham. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, 2 1/4 cups milk and mustard, pour over ham and cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigera-tor 30 minutes before baking. Combine soup and remaining milk until blended, spread over casserole. Top with hash browns, sprinkle with paprika and pep-per. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 min-utes. Uncover and bake 35 to 40 min-utes longer or until edges are browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serves 12.

Breakfast Casserole1 pound pork sausage, fry and drain9 eggs, beat lightly3 cups milk8 slices buttered bread, cubed1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese

Mix gently with a fork. Bake at 350° for 1 hour in a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. You can also add bacon or ham to the mixture before baking. I also put in 1 can of potato soup for more flavor.

Morning Mix Up2 cups frozen hash browns1 cup chopped fully cooked ham1/2 cup chopped onion2 tablespoons vegetable oil6 eggsSalt and pepper to taste1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheeseMinced fresh chives

In a large skillet, sauté potatoes, ham and onion in oil for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. In a small bowl, beat eggs, salt and pepper. Add to the skillet, cook, stirring occasionally, until eggs are set. Remove from the heat and gently stir in cheese. Spoon onto a serving platter. Sprinkle with chives. Serves 4.

If you have any dish you would like to share with our other readers, you can send them to my email at [email protected] or drop a line to my attention to the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356. Hope you all have a wonderful and prosperous New Year!

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Most unforgettable moment: Notre Dame football game.

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What I would like to do in life: Be involved in ag business.

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PCA EaglesThe Princeton Christian Academy Eagles basketball teams are preparing for the Prairie Conference Tournament. Team members include (front row, from left) Matthew Harris, Gio Romagnoli, Nick Mecum, Miguel Jones, Benjamin Henrikson, Cozy Wolbrecht, Wessley Baker, Connor McKenney, Graeham Rumley and Drew Grey; and (back row) coach Tony Clausen, Jonathan Henrik-son, Daniel Henrikson, Will Finley, Sam Wolbrecht, and head coach Buc Grey

PCA cheerleadersThe Princeton Christian Academy Eagles basketball teams are cheered on by PCA Cheerleaders: (front row, left) Jerrey Nelson, Gracie Pollok, Anna Grey, Regan Cook, and Paige Twidell; and (back row) J’Kira Wolbrecht, Emily Fisher, and Thressa Nelson.

PCA Eagles soar to winning season

PRINCETON — The Princeton Christian Acad-emy Eagles Boys Basket-ball teams are having a winning season.

The “B: team is lead-ing the Prairie Confer-ence this year with an undefeated season. PCA’s “A” team currently sports a 7-3 winning season as well, as both teams pre-pare for the Prairie Con-ference Tournament com-ing up on Jan. 13-17 at Dalzell.

The “C” team, made up primarily of fourth-grade boys, has also seen suc-cess in their limited con-ference play, winning all but one game. They too will have a tournament for only fourth through sixth grade boys on Jan. 23-27 at Deer Park Grade School.

The basketball teams are coached by Buc Grey and Tony Clausen.

Prairie Conference teams include Cherry, Deer Park, Dimmick, Rhema Christian, St. Louis School, Lostant, Dalzell, and PCA. In non-conference play, PCA’s B team also beat Ohio Grade School, Peru Catholic, and Logan Junior High School.

PCA basketball includes eighth-grader Daniel Henrikson, seventh-graders Drew Grey, Sam Wolbrecht, Will Finley, and Jonathan Henrik-son; sixth-grader Wessley Baker; fifth-grader Gio Romagnoli; and fourth-graders Matthew Har-ris, Nick Mecum, Miguel Jones, Cozy Wolbrecht, Connor McKenney, Benja-min Henrikson, and Grae-ham Rumley.

1. Ray Wirtz & Paul Basalay 5 10.10 pounds.2. Gary Merkel & John Smith 5 9.95 pounds.3. Adam & Pinky Sandor 5 9.95 pounds.* 4. Max Actis & Mike Stuckert 5 9.45 pounds.5. Tom & Tom Giachetto 5 8.90 pounds.6. Dan & Ken Wrobleski 5 8.50 pounds.7. Steve Skupien & Dave Kliesak 5 8.05

pounds.8. Ken & Dawn Dage 5 7.00 pounds.9. Darrell Culjan & Tom Trump 5 6.75 pounds.10. Jim Vlchek & Ron Brake 5 6.65 pounds.11. John & Jenna Dalzot 5 6.50 pounds.12. Bill Elliot & Ryan Vecchia 5 5.65 pounds.13. Barry O’Flynn & Mike Thomas 5 5.60

pounds.14. Hank & Mike Rutkowski 5 5.45 pounds.15. Jim Melton & Joe Tonozzi 5 5.30 pounds.16. Dennis Lesiak & Mike Hickey 3 4.50

pounds.17. Dan & LeeAnn Fisk 3 3.60 pounds.18. Glenn Pyle & Ed Descz 3 3.45 pounds.19. Bob Jones & Brian Mazur 2 2.35 pounds.20. Cliff & Leslie Banks 2 2.05 pounds.21. John Horak & JohnVoeller 2 1.85 pounds.22. Mark Ratkowicz & Don Bierman 1 1.80

pounds.23. Scott Anzulas & Bob Jones 1 1.35 pounds.* won the $500 big fish prize

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Bravette StrongThe Annawan Bravettes volleyball teams were think-ing pink, holding a Breast Cancert Awareness Night last season. The Bravettes are coached by Bureau Valley graduate Caitlyn Corwin.

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ADVERTISING SERVICES

Need to place your ad in more than 300 newspapers

throughout Illinois? Call Illinois Press Advertising

Service 217-241-1700 or visit www.illinoispress.org

HELP WANTED DRIVERS

OWNER OPERATORS Average $3K per week!

Be out up to 14 days and enjoy guaranteed home time!

Weekly settlements. Cardinal Greatwide pays

loaded or unloaded. 100% fuel surcharge to driver.

Class-A CDL & 1yr driving experience. Fleet Owners

Welcome. Operate under your own authority or ours!

Call Matt 866-904-8367. DriveForCardinal.com 40 cents ALL MILES!

MACHINERY HAULERS. Flatbed, Stepdeck & RGN. Practical miles paid weekly! $1000 sign-on bonus. Paid

health insurance + Much More! Class A CDL. Call Dawn at 309-946-3230 or apply at

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Metal cutting table saw$100; 245-60-18 tires$50 each; 215-60-16 tires$30 each. 815-664-2236

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232 • BusinessOpportunities

- 400 -Merchandise

448 • Pets & Livestock

450 • Under $1000

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450 • Under $1000

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614 • Car Sales

615 • Truck Sales

- 700 -Real Estate For Sale

767 • Mobile Home Sales

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All real estate advertis-ing in this newspaper issubject to the FairHousing Act whichmakes it illegal to ad-vertise “any preference,limitation or discrimina-tion based on race, col-or, religion, sex, handi-cap, familial status ornational origin, or an in-tention, to make anysuch preference, limita-tion or discrimination.”Familial status includeschildren under the ageof 18 living with par-ents or legal custodi-ans, pregnant womenand people securingcustody of children un-der 18.This newspaper will notknowingly accept anyadvertising for real es-tate which is in viola-tion of the law. Ourreaders are hereby in-formed that alldwellings advertised inthis newspaper areavailable on an equalopportunity basis.To complain of discrim-ination call, HUD toll-free at 800 669-9777.The toll-free telephonenumber for the hearingimpaired is 800 927-9275

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768 • Homes For Sale

- 800 -Real Estate For Rent

856 • Apartment Rentals

SEATONVILLE 2-3 bed-room. Contract Sale. Bestqualified with highestdown payment gets thehouse. 507 South PeruStreet. $60,000 sale price.$600 per month.

Call 815-664-2808

PRINCETON 1 bedroom,recently remodeled. Greatneighborhood. Lease, de-posit. $425. 810 SouthEuclid. Call 217-766-8497

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PRINCETON 441 EastMarion. 2 bedroom. $550.Heat, water, garbage.Laundry. Covered parking.No pets. 309-288-3008

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858 • Homes for Rent

PRINCETON 2 bedroomRanch style, full base-ment, attached garage,central air. $675/month.Call 815-875-1923

PRINCETON 3 bedroom,central air, no pets, avail-able immediately, securitydeposit, $650/month. Call815-303-2665

PRINCETON For Rent/Saleor Rent to Own. 4 bed-room/2 bedroom tri-levelhome. Nice size lower lev-el family room, will .con-sider pets. 624 Aleta.$1,150 per month plusutilities. Call 815-739-6842 for application.

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